It’s back-to-school time, so it’s time for a Read Santa Clara display at City Hall! From Read Santa Clara: It’s Back-to-School time! As students head to classrooms to learn, adults who wish to become stronger readers and writers can head to the library! This is the theme of Read Santa Clara’s display in the City …
Join Read Santa Clara at a celebration of adult literacy and people learning how to read, at the In Our Own Words book launch. This will be an inspiring event with the authors reading excerpts of their work, a performance from the Tabia African-American Theater Ensemble, snacks, and more! The celebration is from 2-4pm on Saturday …
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If you’re ever interested in learning more about Read Santa Clara, they have a YouTube channel! Watch their videos to learn more about how they work and what they do!
Back in May, Read Santa Clara had an event to celebrate all their adult learners who are improving their literacy skills. This is a wonderful photo of one of our long-time volunteers, Judy, with Miss Santa Clara at the event. They look so cute! Thanks to everyone who has supported Read Santa Clara over the …
From our Literacy Program Supervisor: At a recent Mission College graduation, three children cheered as their mother received her AA degree. Along with them was Gwen, the Read Santa Clara tutor who stood with her every step of the way, as she worked hard for several years to reach her goal. M. had to juggle …
We are co-sponsoring a book drive, along with Judy Nadler and Voyager Coffee, to collect books for Read Santa Clara, the family literacy program at the library. This program reaches out to families for whom English might not be their first language. So multi-language books are important, as are books with characters who look like …
What does Chicken Soup have to do with Read Santa Clara? Well, we learned that a Read Santa Clara tutor had her story, Back to Basics, published in the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul book! It’s based on her tutoring experience, and shows how tutoring helps both people learn. Congratulations to this amazing tutor!
Each fall, for the past eighteen years, Read Santa Clara has partnered with the Rotary Club at Steps for Success events in elementary schools, allowing children from low-income families to get new shoes and great children’s books to take home. This year, 314 children received gift books at fun events at Scott Lane and Montague …
Every year, the Family Literacy program gives out backpacks, school supplies, and books to children who need them. This year we were able to partner with Family Giving Tree to continue with the program. These adorable girls got books. She got a backpack and supplies for her children. She is all ready for …
So much of what we do goes toward literacy, especially family literacy. The above video shows how not being able to read affects someone’s life. That’s why Read Santa Clara is so important. September is National Literacy Month – help us celebrate everyone’s ability to read.