HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-26; Library Board of Trustees; 02; Overview of Literacy ServicesFeb. 26, 2025 Item #2 Page 1 of 1
Meeting Date: Feb. 26, 2025
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Sandra Riggins, Community Outreach Supervisor- Literacy
Staff Contact: Sandra Riggins, Community Outreach Supervisor
sandra.riggins@carlsbadca.gov, 442-977-4624
Subject: Overview of Literacy Services
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a report on Literacy Services.
Executive Summary
The board will receive an overview from staff on the library’s Literacy Services. This
presentation will provide information on adult and family literacy, Career Online High School
and English as a Second Language services.
Explanation & Analysis
None.
Fiscal Analysis
No financial impact.
Next Steps
None.
Environmental Evaluation
This item does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within
the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code
Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the
environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
None.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Staff Report
Transforming Lives Through Literacy
Sandra Riggins
Community Outreach Supervisor
Carlsbad Library Literacy Services
Library & Cultural Arts Department
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OVERVIEW OF LITERACY SERVICES
•Adult Literacy
•English as a Second Language (ESL)
•Career Online High School
•Funding
•Volunteers
•Looking ahead
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PERSONALIZED LEARNING FOR
LIFELONG SUCCESS
•One-on-one tutoring
•Goal-based learning
•Digital literacy support
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BUILDING LANGUAGE AND
COMMUNITY
•Structured ESL classes
•Provided by MiraCosta College
•Community integration
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A SECOND CHANCE AT A
DIPLOMA
•Accredited high school diploma
•Career certification included
•Students can earn a diploma in 18 months
•Scholarships provided by the California
State Library or Benson Family Trust
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GRANT FUNDED AND
VOLUNTEER DEPENDENT
•Funding
-City of Carlsbad
-California State Library
-Benson Family Trust
•Volunteer Tutors
-3,834 hours/year
-$148,000 benefit
•-3,834 Hours in 2024
•-4
•-$7
•-
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CHANGING LIVES,
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES
•Serve more than 100 + learners annually
•Provide enriching volunteer opportunities
•Improve job prospects
•Create stronger families
•Encourage community engagement
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INTRODUCING MIHOKO ZAUN
•Started as a learner in 2019
•Served as a literacy AmeriCorps volunteer from 2023-2024
•Graduate of and now facilitator for Adult Library Literacy
Institute
•Runs our monthly New Readers Book Club
•Important member of News Crew
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LOOKING AHEAD
•Field trips
•Anthology- Waves of Inspiration- honoring
our learner authors
•Matching more learners and tutors
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Sandra Riggins, Community Outreach Supervisor
sandra.riggins@carlsbadca.gov
442-977-4624
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