LIBRARY RECEIVES GRANT TO PROMOTE FAMILY LITERACY : $30,000 TO GO TOWARD EFFORTS TO HELP PARENTS, KIDS READ MORE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Mistry is a surname, and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Mistry. Daily News Staff Writer Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Literacy Services has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the California State Library The California State Library collects, preserves, generates and disseminates a wide array of information. It was founded in 1850 by the California State Legislature. Today, it is the central reference and research library for state government and the Legislature. to help families acquire the reading habit. The Families for Literacy grant will pay for training volunteers as tutors, purchase books for families to create home libraries, and fund a program aimed at getting families to read together. ``We want to encourage the whole family to come into the library and read together,'' said Josefina Josefina may refer to:
With this year's theme of ``The Sharing and Caring Family,'' the program scheduled to begin in November seeks to break the intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all cycle of low literacy by introducing families to library services and providing parents with enhanced reading and writing skills which they can pass on to their children. The library will join five other Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County libraries that offer similar programs. ``We're very pleased to participate in a national effort in helping families learn how to read together and recognize the importance of reading,'' said Cindy Costales, Literacy Coordinator for the County of Los Angeles Public Library
The County of Los Angeles Public Library . Last year, the county's Families For Literacy Program served 1,000 families and helped 1,500 children build home libraries, officials said. This year, participating families will receive free books and family reading packets that include skill-building activity sheets and tips on how parents can promote reading in their homes. In addition, parents and children will be encouraged to attend family reading workshops. To qualify for the literacy program, parents must have one child 5 or younger. The program runs from January through June. While children participate in reading-related activities, parents can take part in discussion groups and discover how they can make a difference in their community through reading. ``This is a great program,'' said Reyes. ``This is what the library is all about.'' |
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