JULY 2018
READ TO LEARN Adult Literacy/Volunteer Program
From My Desk to Yours GREETINGS
by J o Ann Fletcher I hope you are having a wonderful summer break. It will soon be time to think about the Fall semester!
SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE AWARDS
Here is some exciting news - we have a new site opening at Schaumburg Township District Library on Wednesday mornings. This brings the number of Read to Learn tutoring sites to 12! Other changes include a new site supervisor at both the Indian Trails Public Library and Rolling Meadows High School sites.
RETURNING TUTOR TRAINING
We need more tutors for the Fall semester, and as a volunteer tutor yourself, you know what it takes to help an adult learner improve their reading skills. Do you have a friend or family member who would make a good tutor for Read to Learn? If you do, encourage them to go to our website (ce.d214.org/readtolearn) and sign up for new
FALL CLASS SCHEDULE
tutor training either August 24 or August 25. I hope you will be able to join us for returning tutor training in August. Our topic is teaching grammar. Enjoy the rest of your summer. I look forward to seeing you soon!
JULY 2018
ce.d214.org/readtolearn
During the ceremony a short description of each volunteer and the service she has provided was read. Marlene Delaney was described in part as a volunteer who is "compassionate, patient, and sincerely cares about the success of her adult learners." One of her greatest contributions to the program was when she volunteered to facilitate the program’s first book club utilizing the Secretary of
Spotlight on Service Awards
State Adult New Readers Book Club collections.
Congratulations to this year’s Spotlight On Service award winners! Two of the ten volunteers chosen from throughout the state of Illinois were our very own Marlene Greenberg and Marlene Delaney. A ceremony was held in the atrium of the Illinois State Library on Monday, April 30th. Both award winners, along with Read to Learn staff members Jo Ann Fletcher and Laurie Hoffman, traveled to Springfield for the presentation. The awards were presented by Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and Illinois State Library Deputy Director Greg McCormick. Secretary White remarked, “...I am also proud to recognize our outstanding volunteer tutors for their generosity and encouragement in helping literacy students achieve their utmost potential.” Marlene Greenberg is a passionate and dedicated tutor. As her 85th birthday approaches, she warmly recalls how she innocently walked into the Palatine Library to "help" one day and how that started a 20-year journey of helping others. Marlene takes tutoring way beyond the classroom and supplements her lesson plans with authentic materials such as menus from restaurants, medical forms, and role plays with her students. Each winner was presented with a plaque and a personalized Illinois Blue Book. Congratulations and thank you to both Marlene Delaney and Marlene Greenberg!