The NCLA Literacy Committee has met twice, on May 21 and July 2, at the Glenwood Branch of the Greensboro Public Library, since the last meeting of the NCLA Executive Board. Both committee meetings have focused on planning and preparations for our proposed October 4 workshop to be held at the Glenwood Branch of the Greensboro Public Library, titled "Libraries, Literacy and English as a Second Language." Committee members have focused their attention of identifying speakers for the workshop; developing the publicity brochure; preparing an NCLA Special Projects Grant application we plan to submit to the NCLA Finance Committee by August 1 to help support the workshop; and working out the logistics of the workshop and schedule for the day.

In addition to the workshop planning, the committee has voted unanimously to accept two new members on the committee: Gale Greenlee of Greensboro Public Library and Trish Bean, Leslie Perry Library, Henderson. The committee also voted regretfully to accept the resignation of a longstanding committee member, Joyce Burgart of the Learning Place (Rockingham County Public Library), because of a job change.

Our next committee meeting will be a luncheon meeting in Greensboro on August 27.

Submitted By:

Mark Pumphrey,
Chairman,
NCLA Literacy Committee
July 15, 2002