ALA recognizes Adult Education and Family Literacy Week which is September 20 - 26. The goal of Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (or AEFL Week) is to leverage resources that support access to basic education programs for the 36 million U.S. adults with low literacy skills.

ALA's Committee on Literacy will host a free webinar on September 23 regarding adult education. Please find additional information below.

Title: Libraries at the Intersection of Adult Education, Family Literacy, and Digital Equity
Date: September 23, 2020
Time: 2 p.m. (EST) - 3:15 p.m. (EST)

Description:

In conjunction with Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, this webinar will explore the library's place and role at the intersection of adult education, family literacy, and digital equity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion will highlight how these connections impact communities of color and other under-served groups. Among the questions that the panel will consider are:

• What does this interconnection mean for libraries serving these types of communities?
• How can/should libraries approach/address these concerns?

The linkages among these three themes are particularly relevant to the current conditions under which libraries find themselves performing.

Organized in a format the includes presentations and audience engagement, the panel will provide multiple views of and approaches to these issues.

This webinar is co-sponsored by The Committee on Literacy, AILA, BCALA, CALA, and REFORMA. 

All registrants will receive a link to the recording of the webinar.

Learn More and Register

All the best,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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