Today is International Literacy Day -- the perfect time to recall some of the books that hooked you as a reader -- the ones that opened new worlds or new ways of expression.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Literature, Literacy statistics

International Literacy Day was marked across the world including Pakistan on Tuesday.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, National education goals, Literacy campaigns, Pakistan

President Obama's Father Noted as a Contributor and Benefactor of International Literacy Efforts
Subject Terms: Federal aid, International literacy, Developing nations

Capital’s Libraries offer free access to more than 35,000 titles
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Public libraries, Access to information, Lebanon

Today, millions of people across the globe are celebrating literacy in recognition of "International Literacy Day" as declared by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Community literacy programs, Reading instruction, Adult learners

In line with the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012) , Tunisia is observing World Literacy Day on September 8, 2009.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Empowerment, Literacy statistics, Tunisia

Literacy is a basic human right, guaranteed under the right to education enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and it will be celebrated this year across the world today.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Right to literacy, Financial needs, Developing nations, Literacy statistics

Today, when we as well as the international community are observing International Literacy Day 2009, some 776 million adults lack minimum literacy skills.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, International organizations, Empowerment

Nearly half of Canadian adults don't possess enough literacy skills to understand a public bus schedule, read directions on a pill bottle or keep up with technological advances in the workplace, according to the Canadian Council of Learning.
Subject Terms: Literacy statistics, Basic literacy, Life skills, Canada

When Northampton Community College's new adult literacy director started his job in May, he planned to expand more than $2 million in grant-funded programs.
Subject Terms: Financial needs, State aid, Budgeting (Organizations), Pennsylvania