Talk Story : An English/Talk Story : An English/Asian Language Asian Language Collaboration.Collaboration.

NLA/NEMA Annual Conference NLA/NEMA Annual Conference

October 15, 2010October 15, 2010

Grand Island, NEGrand Island, NE

Literacy StatisticsLiteracy StatisticsWhere’s the need?◦ Parents and grandparents are the child’s first teacher ◦ A child’s success in school depends on the adult’s literacy

level ◦ 90 million adults read at or below the basic level ◦ 11 million adults are non-literate in English ◦ 30% of high school students drop out before graduation ◦ 50% of these dropouts are African American and Latino

What’s the challenge? ◦ Reaching across generations and cultures ◦ Building strong literacy practices in diverse communities

ALA’s Five Ethnic AffiliatesALA’s Five Ethnic Affiliates◦ American Indian Library Association (AILA)

Liano Juliano

◦ Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), Sherise Kimura

◦ Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA), Karen Lemmons

◦ Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)Nancy S. Hershoff, Dora Ho, and Jen-Chien Yu

◦ REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish SpeakingLucia Gonzalez, Ida Z. daRoza, and Oralia Garza de Cortes

Camila Alire’s Presidential Initiative

The vision: help families in ethnically diverse

communities improve their literacy skills.

The concept: support and mentor familyliteracy models through ALA’s five EthnicAffiliates.

The initiative: help public libraries buildinnovative and replicable family literacy program models.

Building Models and Sharing Stories

PlanningPromotion Programs ProductsImpact

&Lessons Learned!

AILA and APALAAILA and APALA

Talk Story shares the richness and diversity of American culture with new readers.

http://www.talkstorytogether.org

APALA LibrariesCarson Regional

LibraryCarson, CA

Queens LibraryFlushing, NY

Lincoln City Libraries at Loren Corey Eiseley Branch Library.

Lincoln, NE

AILA LibrariesLaguna Public

LibraryLaguna, NM

Jemez Community Pueblo Library

Jemez, NMTuzzy Consortium

LibraryBarrow, Alaska

APALA Library Events

AILA Library Events

Project Outcomes, Tools

Website Manualwww.talkstorytogether.org

Project Outcomes, Resources

Partners

LINCOLN CITY LIBRARIES LINCOLN CITY LIBRARIES @LOREN COREY EISELEY @LOREN COREY EISELEY

BRANCH LIBRARYBRANCH LIBRARY

LINCOLN, NELINCOLN, NE

APALA’S PILOT LIBRARYAPALA’S PILOT LIBRARY

Asian Community and Cultural Center

““Welcome to Our World”Welcome to Our World”

Lincoln City

LibrariesCollaboratorsEiseley Branch

Asian Community and Cultural Center

““To Do or Not To Do?”To Do or Not To Do?”(That was the question.)(That was the question.)

LCL’s Decision to Participate: ◦Current◦Future

““What will we do and What will we do and when & where will we do it?” when & where will we do it?”

Deciding nature &

location of program.

Pre-Program DetailsPre-Program Details“Oh What Lovely Plans!”“Oh What Lovely Plans!”

Pre-Program DetailsPre-Program DetailsBooks for Giveaways & Books for Giveaways &

Collection. Collection. Giveaways: Books donated from

publishers (via APALA)Collection: $$ from FLF Grant (see

the book list – handout)◦APALA Award Books

http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature.htm

◦APA Book List http://www.talkstorytogether.org/asian-pacific-american-book-list

Staff time: ca. 20 hrs.

Program Day.Program Day.“WELCOME everyone!”“WELCOME everyone!”

Intergenerational Read Aloud Program for all

Book: Splash! by Flora McDonnell / Vietnamese Translation by Toan Pham. http://bit.ly/cha5RA

Asian Community and Cultural Center

Japanese StorytellingJapanese Storytelling

Asian Community and Cultural Center

Dance & Craft. Dance & Craft.

Making Chinese paper lanterns:

http://crafts.kaboose.com/lantern1.html

Thai Circle Dance

Asian Community and Cultural Center

Program DayProgram Day “Pleasant Surprises” “Pleasant Surprises”

Mahjong Game

Library Cards & Check Out

Asian Community and Cultural Center

“What We Learned”

Asian Community and Cultural Center

Additional Web Resources◦ FLF website:

www.ala.org/familyliteracyfocus

◦ Office for Diversity: www.ala.org/diversity

◦ Office for Literacy and Outreach Services: www.ala.org/olos

* Affiliated Associations of Ethnic Librarians: www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/diversity/ethniclibrariansassociations.cfm

◦ Camila Alire: www.camilaalire.com

Sheila JacobsOutreach Services Supervisor

Lincoln City Libraries 136 So. 14thLincoln, NE 68508

402-441-8546s.jacobs@lincolnlibraries.org

Vicki WoodYouth Services Supervisor/Lincoln City LibrariesBennett Martin Public Library136 S. 14th Street

Lincoln, NE 68508402-441-8565

v.wood@lincolnlibraries.org

Maureen Brase-HouchinFormer Interim Executive DirectorAsian Community and Cultural Center2615 'O' StreetLincoln, NE 68510402-477-3446 maureenbh@msn.com

Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts (Joy)Metadata & Multicultural Services Librarian &Women's and Gender Studies Faculty & Liaison302 Love LibraryUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE 68588-4100402- 472-3948aroberts4@unl.edu

Asian Community and Cultural Center

ANY QUESTIONS?ANY QUESTIONS?

LET’S DANCE!LET’S DANCE!