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Literacy for All: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy
April 7, 2009

Sponsored by the National Institute for Literacy in partnership with the American Library Association’s Committee on Literacy

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Literacy for All: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy, a Webcast Summit, brought together a diverse panel of literacy practitioners and librarians from public, school, and academic libraries to discuss the roles that libraries play in supporting literacy across the lifespan. The Summit showcased innovative literacy-library partnerships, promoted community solutions, issued a call to action, and more.

Presenters

Camila Alire, President-Elect, American Library Association

Terri Kirk, Librarian, Reidland high School

Dale Lipschultz, Literacy Officer, American Library Association (Moderator)

Daniel J. Miller, Acting Director, National Institute for Literacy

Sandra Newell, Chairperson, Committee on Literacy, American Library Association

Stacey Nickell, Director of Library Services, West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Dinah O'Brien, Director of Community Resources, Plymouth (MA) Public Library

Mark Pumphrey, Director, Polk County (NC) Public Library

Jim Rettig, American Library Association President

Topics Include

  • The role of libraries in literacy
  • Innovative library partnerships
  • Library-literacy tools and resources
  • The call to action

Last updated: Thursday, 10-Sep-2009 15:54:22 EDT