Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts – Quincy · www.thomascranelibrary.org/read · 617-376-1314 · quliteracy@ocln.org

40 Washington Street Quincy MA 02169

LITERACY MATTERS L I T E R A C Y V O L U N T E E R S O F M A - Q U I N C Y

Summer 2015

Recognition Ceremony 2015 1 & 3

Our New Literacy Collection 2

Office Move! 2

Welcome New Literacy Tutors! 2

Let’s Talk about… English Talk Time 3

Fall 2015 Tutor Training 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Recognition Ceremony 2015!

Thanks to everyone who was able to join us on May 13th for this year’s Recognition

Ceremony. This important, annual event gives us the chance to come together in celebration of the year’s hard work and

accomplishments (of which there are always many)! Well-deserved awards and certificates were presented, beautiful

stories shared and supportive words expressed. Here are just a few of the wonderful moments captured in pictures.

Tutors, students & families

Amayo Aheto (with tutor

Dottie Grant-Cohen on right)

~ Program Ambassador Award ~

Laura Buckmaster (with

tutor Ann Toscano on left)

~ Program Ambassador

Award ~

~ Janna Oddleifson Award ~

~ Perseverance Award ~

Tutors celebrated for 3 years of service!

Paolo Ramos (with tutor Mary Kelly)

~ Program Ambassador Award ~

~ Program Ambassador Award ~

Goes to a

student who

graciously

agrees to

represent our

program at

local events

Recognition Ceremony

Awards and Acknowledgements

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The Literacy Collection includes 3

categories of books: New Reader (literacy

grade levels 0-3), Adult Basic Ed (ABE) [lit.

grade levels 4+] and ESOL (English for

Speakers of Other Languages). Visit the new

collection and remember to look for the

following color-coded labels to find texts that

suit your (or your student’s) needs:

- New Reader: Orange

- Adult Basic Ed (ABE): Green

- ESOL (Eng. for Speakers of Other Lang.): purple

Each book has been given a brand new, color-

coded label with helpful information regarding

its category and sub-category

(for example: New Reader: Reading

Comprehension or ABE: Writing.)

Have you seen what’s new with the library’s

Literacy Collection?

The library’s Literacy Collection

(formerly referred to as the New Reader

section) has been moved. It is now located on

the 1st floor of the library next to the

Circulation Study Room. When you visit the

new area, please note the new collection is still

under construction!

New Location!

More user-friendly

New Books Added

Check out the many new additions! New texts

have been added in lots of different study areas

like writing, reading comprehension, grammar,

citizenship and more. Look for tons of new titles

in the Reading for Fun category… all very

helpfully labeled with a specific reading level so

you can easily find books according to your

reading level and interest.

The Literacy Office will be

moving this summer! As of

August 1st, you can find us in

the room next door to the

current office. Please note,

THE OFFICE WILL

BE CLOSED

July 20-July 31

Please call to make an

appointment. Come check

out our new, bigger digs in

August!

We are moving!

Please join us in welcoming our newest literacy tutors. A

wonderfully patient, dedicated and hearty bunch, this group

hung in there for a month of weather delays followed by

challenging parking conditions to finally complete our winter

2015 training. Thanks for sticking it out with us!

Richard Bacon Anne Lang Tim Smith

Anna Buttner Catherine Lynde Annette Walsh

Joseph Campbell Caitlin Melia Margaret Wyatt

Sandra Clendenen Carol Mottolo

Alice Colby Aimee Newell

Gail Collins Daniel O’Connor

Mary Ellen Doherty Mary-Joan Roach

Margaret Donaher Lauren Rogowicz

New Tutors!

Did you know we run 2 adult education programs out

of the literacy office? In addition to the wonderful

1:1 literacy tutoring program, the library also

offers a conversation-group program for inter-

national adults living in the Quincy area. If you

think you or your literacy student (or anyone else

you know!) could benefit from additional English

conversation practice, come to Talk Time’s fall

registration in the new Literacy office:

Tuesday, 9/15 from 10am to 3pm or 6-8pm

Thursday, 9/17 from 10am to 3pm

Saturday, 9/19 from 10am to 12pm

Let’s talk about…

English Talk Time!

Volunteer facilitator Meredith Lehman and partner Kate

Kallis (not pictured) run a Tuesday morning group for a

group of motivated adults working to improve their English.

We were happy to start a new co-sponsored

conversation group last spring with a wonderful

local organization in Quincy, the Germantown

Neighborhood Center (GNC). The GNC is

located at 366 Palmer Street in Quincy. This

beginner-level conversation group got off to a

great start thanks in large part to our volunteer

facilitators, Perry Russell, Barbara Gifford and

Barbara Moriarty. New students are welcome

to join the fall Talk Time group at GNC by

coming to a library registration time listed

above or calling the Neighborhood Center

directly at 617-376-1384.

Michael Keane

(with tutor Carolyn

Janigian and

daughter)

~ Perseverance Award ~

Judy Barry

(with tutor Roger Laberge)

~ Highest Hours Award ~

Goes to the

student with the

highest number of

study hours for

the year

From page 1,

Janna

Oddleifson is

an enthusiastic

supporter of

our program;

the award in

her name goes

to a student

who shares her

passion for

adult literacy.

English Talk Time around the community

Recognition Ceremony

Awards and Acknowledgements

C

Awards and Acknowledgements

… cont’d from page 1

Everton Brown (with tutor

Patricia Frevert and son)

~My Reading Coach Award~

Goes to the

student with

the highest

number of

study hours

spent using

the computer

program, My

Reading

Coach.

Literacy Volunteers of MA - Quincy

Thomas Crane Library

40 Washington Street

Quincy, MA 02169

LVM - Quincy

Thomas Crane Library

40 Washington Street

Quincy, MA 02169

Phone:

617-376-1314

Fax:

617-376-2179

E-Mail:

quliteracy@ocln.org

We’re on the Web!

Visit us at:

www.thomascranelibrary.org/read

Fall 2015 Basic Reading and Writing

Tutor Training

Orientation Meetings: (only necessary to attend 1) Wednesday, September 23rd ~ 6-8:00pm or

Monday, September 28th ~ 6-8:00pm

Training Meetings: (must attend all 6) Training meetings will be from 6-9pm on:

October 5, 7, 14, 19, 21 and 28

Spread the word!

ABOUT US

LVM-Q offers free, one-on-one, private tutoring to adults in basic reading and writing. Literacy Volunteers of MA-Quincy is one of the thirteen affiliates of Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts and an accredited member of Proliteracy America.