We invite you to learn more about literacy issues, policies and programs. This list will get you started.

To contact Bay Area Library Literacy Programs, our Members page.

To learn more about literacy, visit:

• Adult Learners Network
• California Library Literacy Services
• Literacyworks
  
• National Institute for Literacy
• Proliteracy Worldwide
• Southern California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN)
• Western/Pacific LINCS

Bay Area Events & Resources

• Bay Area Jewish Coalition for Literacy
• Litquake - A San Francisco Literary Festival
• Women's National Book Association - San Francisco Chapter
• Streetside Stories
  

Family literacy

• National Center for Family Literacy
• Raising a Reader
• Reach Out and Read
  (A national organization that operates locally.)
  

Health literacy

• Pfizer’s Health Literacy Initiative
• Health Literacy Month
  

Learning resources:

• Rhyming Dictionary
• A Directory of Dictionaries
• Internet tutorials
  courtesy of Peninsula Library System
• Library Reference Sites
• Discovery.com
  Visit the "For Students" section for tools to create quizzes, word games, math puzzles and more learning fun.
• Dave’s ESL Café
  Find online grammar and listening practice.
• The Knowledge Loom
  Features advice and resources for successful teaching and learning.
• Verizon Literacy University
• News for You
• New Reader’s Press
  

If you would like to contact your representatives and let them know that adult education and literacy must be a priority, the League of Women Voters has contact information and tips.