Free General Education Online Courses at the Library

Library system offering online courses – Stuart News

Martin County Library System announced that beginning Aug. 27, library users will have access to more than 500 online continuing education courses through a new online learning tool called Universal Class.  Topics include arts and photography, alternative medicine, business, office skills, crafts, pet and animal care, home and garden, teacher tools, web development, writing help, self help, home schooling, general education and more.  Each course offers a certificate of completion when finished

List of Courses: Scroll down to see the general education courses

Columbia County Spelling Bee

It is that time of year again, Literacy Month....

Glennis Pounds, the literacy coordinator with the library's volunteer literacy program at the Columbina County Public Library is accepting teams for the annual Spelling Bee to support the Library Literacy Program.

The Spelling Bee will be Thursday, September 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake City Mall.

Businesses and organizations are encourage to sponsor teams. The entry is $100 per team and all the proceeds go to the Literacy Program. For more information, call Glennis Pounds at (386) 758-2111.

Let VALF know what you are doing next month...  Put your activities in comments below.

Deadline for the American Dream Starts @ Your Library Extended

 As you see from the note below, the grant deadline has been extended.

From: Marci Merola [mailto:mmerola@ala.org]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:27 PM
To: aladnow@ala.org
Cc: John Amundsen
Subject: [aladnow] FW: American Dream Starts @ your library - Application deadline extended to 8/31

 

Due to the high volume of grant applications, the application deadline for The American Dream Starts @ your library English language learner grant initiative has been extended to Friday, August 31,”

Visit www.americandreamtoolkit.org for more information or contact John Amundsen, Communications Specialist at the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, at jamundsen@ala.org.