Wayne Township Public Library, Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title VI, Library Literacy Program
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 416 889 IR 056 914 AUTHOR Smyth, Carol B.; Grannell, Dorothy S.; Moore, Miriam TITLE Wayne Township Public Library, Final Performance Report for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title VI, Library Literacy Program. INSTITUTION Wayne Township Public Library, Richmond, IN. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Library Programs. PUB DATE 1994-00-00 NOTE 352p.; Wayne Township Public Library is also known as Morrisson-Reeves Library. CONTRACT RI67A327 PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adult Basic Education; *Adult Learning; *Adult Literacy; Community Cooperation; English (Second Language); Family Literacy; Federal Programs; Grants; Homeless People; Intergenerational Programs; Learning Disabilities; Library Collection Development; Library Role; *Literacy Education; Microcomputers; Older Adults; Public Libraries; Publicity; Student Recruitment; Tutoring; Tutors; Volunteer Training; Volunteers; Workplace Literacy IDENTIFIEPS Library Services and Construction Act; Tutor Training; Volunteer Recruitment ABSTRACT The Literacy Resource Center project, a program of the Wayne Township Public Library also known as the Morrisson-Reeves Library (Richmond, Indiana), involved recruitment, retention, coalition building, public awareness, training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, computer-assisted, other technology, employment oriented, intergenerational/family, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The project served a community of 50,000-100,000 people and targeted the homeless, learning disabled, workforce/workplace learners, seniors/older citizens, intergenerational/families, and ESL learners. Tutoring was done one-on-one, in small groups, and in classes, using the Laubach, Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA), Orton-Gillingham, and Steck-Vaughn methods. The project served 211 adult learners, and provided 3,710 hours of direct tutoring service.
[Show full text]