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Talan, Carole – American Libraries, 1998
The Equipped for the Future (EFF) project of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) helps adult learners (and their tutors) develop literacy skills with a focus on "real life" lessons. This paper discusses projects in California public libraries that use EFF. A sidebar describes LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Learner Controlled Instruction
Strong, Gary E. – American Libraries, 1998
The director of the Queens Borough Public Library (Jamaica, New York) examines the role of the public library in helping to prevent illiteracy and discusses innovative ways libraries can serve adult readers and learners, using the Queens model as an example. Includes a sidebar by Audrey Gorman "Toward a New Definition of Literacy." (AEF)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy, Library Role
