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Sumerford, Steve; Grant, Donna D. – American Libraries, 1997
Describes the Greensboro (North Carolina) Public Library's "Community of Readers," a network of community representatives who provide strategic planning for literacy services and act as advocates for literacy students. Also highlights the "Literacy in Libraries Across America" project as well as 13 public libraries in four…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Functional Literacy, Library Services
Barber, Peggy – American Libraries, 1997
The Communications Director of the American Library Association (ALA) offers five reasons librarians should claim literacy as their top professional mission: the "America Reads Challenge" to ensure that all 8-year-olds can read by the year 2000; the ALA's experience in literacy programs; the issue's universality; the success of past…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Needs, Computers, Educational Objectives
