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A Note from the Director For more than 25 years, Burbank Public Library has provided assistance for adults with low literacy under the auspices of the California Library Literacy Services program at the California State Library. Each year, several dozen adults whose literacy is below an 8th grade level are matched with volunteer tutors for a training program that can span months or years. Adults who have trouble reading are a hidden group in our society. With overall literacy rates in the United States remaining consistently high thanks to a strong public school system, not being able to read fluently can be a point of shame. Many become extremely adept at hiding their struggles, which may have a negative impact on the individuals and their families. Low literacy can be the result of a number of factors, including undiagnosed learning disabilities, negative experiences in traditional schooling, and life experiences that interrupt schooling such as becoming a refugee. The Library’s Adult Literacy Services provides a supportive environment for people who are determined to improve their situation. Students work through an established curriculum to build their reading and writing skills, and at the same time, they bond with their tutor, who can serve as a guide and mentor to the possibilities that open up for fluent readers. Participants in the program set goals such as taking the GED, filling out a job application, helping their children with homework or writing an email. More than 2,000 people have passed through this program since it launched in 1992, and they have gone on to better lives. The program would not be possible without the support of the State, the City or the Friends of the Burbank Public Library, who provide funding. It would not be possible without the volunteers who committed almost 750 hours in the last 12 months to working intensively with learners. And most important, it would not be possible without people being brave enough to ask for help. Elizabeth Goldman Library Services Director If you know anyone who could benefit from literacy assistance or you would like to volunteer to be part of the program, contact Adult Literacy Services at (818) 238-5577. Elizabeth locations and hours burbanklibrary.org/about/branches Burbank Central Library 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd. (818) 238-5600 Monday-Thursday................ 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Children’s Room closes at 8 pm Friday.................................. 9:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday........................... 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday.................................................. closed photography The Burbank Public Library reserves the right for staff to record video and photograph during programs to promote library activities, collections, and services. Buena Vista Branch 300 N. Buena Vista St. (818) 238-5620 Monday-Thursday............ 10:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friday................................. 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday............................ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday................................ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Northwest Branch 3323 W. Victory Blvd. (818) 238-5640 Monday-Friday................. 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Saturday-Sunday.................................. closed
Join readers nationwide in a new digital reading program no waitlist! download the eBook from the library October 7-21 Burbank Public Library will be offering unlimited eBook copies of After the Flood by Kassandra Montag, an inventive and riveting epic saga depicting a world that has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities and then its heartland, leaving nothing but an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. After the Flood will be available free for download October 7—21, 2019 and there will be no waitlists or holds for the title. Only your Burbank Library card, and the Libby app are needed to download the eBook. The Libraries Transform Book Pick is brought to you by the American Library Association and OverDrive. For additional information about the program and eBook and additional resources like a discussion guide, please visit ilovelibraries.org/libraries-transform-book-pick. For more information about free eBooks and audiobooks available with the Libby app, visit the eLibrary page at our website, burbanklibrary.org. Kassandra Montag grew up in rural Nebraska and now lives in Omaha with her husband and two sons. She holds a master’s degree in English Literature and her award-winning poetry and short fiction has appeared in journals and anthologies. After the Flood is her first novel. organization meeting times Burbank Sister City Committee 6:30 pm Monday, October 7 Buena Vista Branch Library Board of Library Trustees 5:30 pm Wednesday, October 9 Burbank Central Library Friends of the Library 5:30 pm Wednesday, October 23 Burbank Central Library october book clubs Brown Bag Book Club 12:00 pm Tuesday, Oct. 15 Burbank Central Library Literacy Conference Room The Biograph Girl by William J. Mann French Language Book Club 6:30 pm Tuesday, Oct.1 Buena Vista Branch Library Vincent qu’on assassine by Marianne Jaeglé Grades 7-9 TEEN Book Club 7:00 pm Wednesday, Oct. 9 Buena Vista Branch Library Storytime Room Scythe by Neal Shusterman Mystery Book Club 7:00 pm Tuesday, Oct. 15 Buena Vista Branch Library Storytime Room The Burning by Jane Casey Grades 10-12 TEEN Book Club 7:00 pm Tuesday, Oct. 8 Buena Vista Branch Library Storytime Room The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortburg
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