Category Archives: Outreach

Libraries and Adult Education Program Team Up on Digital Literacy

The recent results of the international “Survey of Adult Skills” estimated that 36 million Americans are low-skilled in literacy, and 3 million are eager to gain additional education and training but are hampered by barriers such as transportation, child care, and work schedules.

The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) are working together to encourage effective collaborations between libraries and federally funded adult education programs to help more Americans take advantage of the educational, employment, financial, health, social and civic resources that are available online.Continue reading→

Ready to Read NY: Early Literacy Community Analysis Training

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Ready to Read NY early literacy training community analysis training.

The goal is of Ready to Read is to enable all NY public libraries to improve the quality of their early learning services.

In this three hour workshop you will:

  1. Learn to pull together information about young families and the early literacy landscape for them
  2. Synthesize and distill the information so that improvements can be made at your library and within yourself

New Health Insurance Marketplace Resources

Webinar– From Coverage to Care: Connecting the Newly Insured to the Health Care System

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 2 – 3 PM EST

In April, President Obama announced that more than 8 million people have signed up for health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Many community organizations, including libraries, will play a role in helping the newly insured understand how to use their new health insurance coverage. This webinar will focus on the information and resources available to help consumers learn about the importance of health insurance and how to appropriately navigate the health care system. Topics will include key terms, how to select a health care provider, when and where to seek health services and why prevention and establishing a medical home with a primary care provider is important.

Presenter:  Jennifer Syria from the Region I External Affairs, Office of the Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Register here.

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