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Read Santa Clara
Over 100 adult learners work with trained volunteer tutors one-to-one or in small groups at the Santa Clara City Library on goals such as reading to children, filling out forms, understanding health information, improving spelling and more.
Culture means the language, ideas, inventions, and art of a particular group of people. Listen to 3 stories that deal with culture. Learn about Ramadan, moving to a new area, and how one person can make a big difference. The County of Santa Clara is providing free At-Home COVID-19 Antigen Tests: Those who live, work, or attend school in Santa Clara County can sign up online, then pick up tests from one of four distribution sites. Schedule to pick up your at-home COVID-19 antigen tests within Santa Clara County by visiting www.sccfreetest.org
Career Online High School (COHS) offers busy adults the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and a career certificate in 18 months or less. Please go to sclibrary.org/cohs ,call (408) 615-2957, or email cohs@santaclaraca.gov
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Three readers join us. Suji, Lily, and Yumi share there stories here. We hope that you enjoy it. We also include programs and facts for you. Career Online High School (COHS) offers busy adults the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and a career certificate in 18 months or less. To learn more, please go to sclibrary.org/cohs. For questions, please call (408) 615-2957 or email cohs@santaclaraca.gov
We hear from three learners and learn about a new resource called Northstar. Also, we learn about a tip to avoid misinformation.
We speak to a woman who inspires us, Ruth Colvin. She shares some stories from her new memoir (see link below), and some lessons she has learned. She is 104 years old and is still learning new things. We also hear from a learner who wrote about a historical female figure that she read about: Cleopatra. We Remind you to file your taxes before May 17th 2021 and contact your library for help. Finally, stay safe by wearing masks, social distancing, getting tested, and talking to your doctor about the covid vaccine.
Here is Ruth's page with an audio recording you can listen to: https://www.womenofthehall.org/women-of-the-hall/voices-great-women/ruth-colvin/
Ruth's new book is out now: https://www.newreaderspress.com/my-travels-through-life-love-and-literacy-a-memoir
To celebrate black history, a learner interviews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She wrote this using her own research and his own words. We offer News For You as a service to our community and learn about a change happening in Japan. For the new year, you can spend less time looking at your screen. You can still listen to this podcast. 😀 The CA State Library is collecting Covid Diaries. If you are interested in sharing your voice visit their website https://coviddiaries.library.ca.gov/ Check California’s website, My Turn, to schedule your Covid vaccine appointment: https://myturn.ca.gov/
The final episode of the year is here. Eri is a learner who shared her view on a book about Don Johnston, a businessman who struggled in school. And Yvonne reads a news article on the election America had last month. We wish you all happy holidays and a safe New Year!
We listen to 3 women who have new appreciations while dealing with Covid 19. They express their feelings in these recordings from home, and we want to hear from you as well. Contact us at readsantaclara@santaclaraca.gov to share your appreciation.
We hear from 3 women that face difficulties on their road to success. Never let your challenges push you down. Also, many libraries around the country are voting centers. The Santa Clara City Library has two branches that are voting centers from October 31st to November 3rd they are the Central Park Library, and the Northside branch.
We will hear from the founder of Proliteracy: Ruth Colvin. Ruth has a new memoir called My Travels Through Life, Love, and literacy. https://www.newreaderspress.com/my-travels-through-life-love-and-literacy-a-memoir We learn that pride can be a reward after facing fears. And it is good to be aware of cyber crime and who to contact. You can use eldercare.acl.gov or call 800.677.1116 to connect with the appropriate resources in your community. If you suspect you’ve been a victim of identity theft, contact the local police department or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at 877.438.4338.
It is Literacy Month! We thank all our volunteer tutors who teach our learners. Our learners show us that it is never too late to learn something new and that they are lifelong learners.
Celebrate the 19th Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the California Covid Diaries. Go to http://www.easyvoterguide.org/ to learn how to vote. We welcome your California Diaries by contacting us at Readsantaclara.org as well as your comments about this podcast.
We hear from women who share the things that matter to them. We find out that some important things in life include faith, family, history, and education.
The word refuge simply means a place or thing of comfort. Refuge is the root word in refugee. This episode includes stories from immigrants. Some were refugees. We hope their stories will inspire you in seeking your own refuge during times of crisis.
Learn with us about Iranian food, the celebrations for Eritrea's independence, and the story of an immigrant from Mexico. Also, we would like to announce that the California State Library is collecting stories about what life has been like in. Contact us at Readsantaclara.org or visit https://libraryliteracy.org/special-projects/covid-diaries/ to learn more.
Celebrate this Pride Month with us. We read two stories that will make you feel good. We also are going to hear from a learner who is part of the LGBTQ community. After all her challenges with life and reading, she actually wrote a book called Changes and Challenges. Her name is Suzie Keels and her book is now available on Amazon.
It takes courage to take risks and reach for our goals. We have two stories of learners who we consider to be courageous. Learn more about our program at Readsantaclara.org
Persistence is an important quality. It means to never give up. For this episode, we have stories from 3 people who never quit.
This week is National Volunteer week. We thank all those who volunteer and share stories of how they make a difference. We also have some wise words from the mother of the literacy movement, Ruth Colvin! We will start releasing episodes every 2 weeks. Please like, follow, share and come back to join us again.
This week is National Volunteer week. We thank all those who volunteer and share stories of how they make a difference. We also have some wise words from the mother of the literacy movement, Ruth Colvin!
Read brings you stories dealing with Literacy. Our first episode is about life long learning and knowing our value. We also want to remind you to take part in the 2020 census and be counted. Visit 2020census.gov to fill out the census. Find more stories from our learners at bit.ly/2RB9tzn