October 2023 Library News and Events
Burbank Public Library monthly newsletter
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A Note from the Director<br />
hours & locations<br />
Burbank Central <strong>Library</strong><br />
110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.<br />
818-238-5600<br />
Monday - Thursday<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
Sunday<br />
10 am - 9 pm<br />
10 am - 6 pm<br />
Closed<br />
Spark! Digital Media Lab<br />
burbanklibrary.org/spark<br />
Monday<br />
Tuesday<br />
Wednesday<br />
Thursday<br />
Friday<br />
Saturday<br />
1 - 5 pm<br />
11 am - 3 pm<br />
Closed<br />
11 am - 3 pm<br />
1 - 5 pm<br />
1 - 5 pm<br />
Buena Vista Branch<br />
300 N. Buena Vista St.<br />
818-238-5620<br />
Elizabeth Goldman<br />
<strong>Library</strong> Services Director<br />
Libraries open up the world through access to<br />
reading, information, <strong>and</strong> learning throughout our<br />
lives. But not everyone can take full advantage of<br />
that due to struggles with basic literacy or<br />
English-language literacy. For more than 30 years,<br />
Burbank Public <strong>Library</strong> has participated in a<br />
statewide program, California <strong>Library</strong> Literacy<br />
Services (CLLS), that provides funding to support<br />
<strong>Library</strong> services to adults who read below an<br />
8th grade level. At that level, obtaining steady<br />
employment, participating fully in family <strong>and</strong><br />
medical decisions, <strong>and</strong> other everyday opportunities can be<br />
exceptionally challenging. Through a program that pairs volunteer<br />
tutors with adult learners, participants in the <strong>Library</strong>’s Adult Literacy<br />
Services set personal goals <strong>and</strong> receive help <strong>and</strong> encouragement to<br />
improve their reading <strong>and</strong> writing.<br />
With a large immigrant population, California libraries offering this<br />
program have found over the years that English as a second language<br />
(ESL) services are needed h<strong>and</strong>-in-h<strong>and</strong> with the English-language<br />
basic literacy program. Thanks to a new grant from CLLS, Burbank will<br />
now be able to improve its services to English language learners.<br />
Working in partnership with the Burbank Adult School – which offers<br />
formal GED <strong>and</strong> ESL programs – the <strong>Library</strong> will support English<br />
learners who need a supportive environment to practice English <strong>and</strong><br />
develop the confidence to use it. For those who need additional<br />
literacy assistance beyond English language skills, they can then<br />
transfer into the basic literacy program. For those needing only ESL,<br />
the practice groups will help them feel part of the community, meet<br />
others striving to improve themselves, <strong>and</strong> get connected with all the<br />
resources the <strong>Library</strong> has to offer.<br />
Monday - Thursday<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
Sunday<br />
10 am - 9 pm<br />
10 am - 6 pm<br />
1 - 5 pm<br />
The <strong>Library</strong> is always seeking both tutors <strong>and</strong> learners for literacy<br />
programs. If you are interested, contact Adult Literacy Services<br />
at 818-238-5577 or email adultliteracy@burbankca.gov for more<br />
information.<br />
Elizabeth<br />
Northwest Branch<br />
3323 W. Victory Blvd.<br />
818-238-5640<br />
Monday<br />
12 - 6 pm<br />
Tuesday<br />
12 - 8 pm<br />
Wednesday & Thursday 12 - 6 pm<br />
Friday & Saturday<br />
Closed<br />
Sunday<br />
10 am - 2 pm<br />
burbanklibrary.org/about/branches<br />
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Burbank Public <strong>Library</strong>
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