• Adult Literacy Tutor Training Workshop Starts February 11

  Would you like to help an adult who wants to learn to read?
  
  Please join Lori Touchton, LVLC's Adult Literacy Program Coordinator for an Adult Literacy Tutor Training Orientation on Thursday, February 11, from 6-7 P.M.
  
  There will be two additional training sessions from 10 A.M. - 4:30 P.M on Saturday, February 20 and Saturday, February 27.
  
  All sessions will be at the downtown Leon County Library.
  For more information, please click the small flyer on the right (>>>), or call Lori at 606-2644.
  







Reader's Theatre a Huge Success!!!


Thanks to everyone for making this year's Reader's Theatre an absolute blast! A good time was had by all, the world is safe once again, and the Literacy Volunteers of Leon County (LVLC) received much needed funds to help our efforts to increase literacy in our community.


• LVLC Talk - Winter 2010 (PDF File)

  To view the Literacy Volunteers of Leon County Newsletter for the Winter of 2010, click on the small version at the right (>>>).
  
  In this edition, you'll read about our upcoming Celebrity Reader's Theatre, where Dirk Smirk will try to defend the world against dastardly S.T.I.N.K. Agents!
  
  You'll also see who our new tutors are, in Adult Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Family Literacy! Thanks to all for your help!
  
  Finally, you won't want to miss a letter from Nikita Williams, our LVLC President, as well as our upcoming schedule. Just click on the picture to the right to start reading...
  Please note this is an Adobe PDF file. If you don't have it, you can download the free PDF reader from Adobe here.

Welcome!

Imagine not being able to read this sentence, or even to comprehend the English language. It is impossible for you to imagine, but for 23% of the adult population in our country, it's a fact of life.

Literacy Volunteers of Leon County works to put an end to the literacy problem in our country, and in our own backyard. The literacy program enables trained volunteers to work one-to-one with adults helping them to learn how to read and write, or speak English, at no cost to the student.

ABOUT LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF LEON COUNTY (LVLC)

LVLC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and increase literacy in the community. Our administrative office is located on the third floor of the library and staffs part-time and full-time employees dedicated to the cause of literacy.

Literacy Volunteers of Leon County is supported, in part, by the Friends of the Leon County Public Library, the United Way of the Big Bend, and through local fundraising events.

A board of directors, made up of tutors, students, interested professionals and community leaders, sets policy, oversees operations, raises funds and promotes literacy.

Our organization is affiliated with and accredited by Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. (LVA). Founded in 1962, LVA provides high-quality models for instruction and program management. In 2002, LVA merged with Laubach Literacy International, and the new organization appears under the name ProLiteracy Worldwide.

PARTNERSHIPS

LVLC is sponsored by the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, a member agency of United Way of the Big Bend and works in partnership with:

• Leon County Schools Adult and Community Education (850) 922-5343
• Leon County Schools Title 1