News & Dates

May 2012

Spring Tutor Meeting: Snack and Share (Noon – 2 PM)

Calling all tutors!  You are invited to the Spring Tutor Meeting on Saturday May 19 from 12 PM to 2 PM at the historic West Tampa Library, a beautifully renovated Carnegie building a few blocks North of I-275 on Howard Avenue. Park and enter from the side street at 2312 W. Union. This is a great chance to meet other tutors, and to ask our staff questions. We’ll provide refreshments so you can enjoy a light lunch while Juliet Douglas provides an update on an interesting new training resource, and Ann Delaney shares some information that is likely to start conversations. We hope you’ll share your own stories and tips. 

 …And ALERT! for New Tutors…Resources Workshop (10:30 – Noon)   

If you are a fairly new tutor, or just seeking new ideas, you are are warmly encouraged to join us before the Tutor Meeting for a free Supplemental Resources Workshop. This is a useful follow-up to New Tutor Training and will explore other books and materials that you can use to expand your tutoring choices.  We’ll explain how to find and request many types of library resources.

If you are interested in attending one or both events, please RSVP to the HLC office by Wednesday, May 16.

HLC Book Club

HLC has a book club for anyone who is interested. Newcomers are always welcome. The selection for May is The Known World by Edward P. Jones.

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00 PM

Location: Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library - Community Room

For further details about the HLC Book Club, contact Carol Bockenek at bockenek@earthlink.net. Click here to review the discussion questions prior to the meeting.

Free Online Courses and Teaching Aids

Free online courses, lesson plans, tip sheets, podcasts, and interactive web-based exercises are now available to adult literacy and ESOL instructors and learners. The ProLiteracy Education Network (EdNet) is a recent addition to other ProLiteracy Services and provides a useful supplement to tutor training. Tutors may find new techniques for teaching reading, writing, and basic life skills. EdNet offers an impressive array of formats that tutors may choose to incorporate in tutoring sessions.　

Online courses are short and self-paced. Instructors may be interested in topics such as Literacy for Social Change, while students may benefit from courses such as Prepare for Tests, Working with Your Child’s Teacher and Marking Your Calendar. Other topics include reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, math and citizenship. Registration is simple; just visit the ProLiteracy Education Network website.

 Summer Conversation Classes

Our popular English Conversation Classes resume in May and June at the North Tampa and Town N’ Country Libraries, while the meetings at the Jimmie B. Keel and South Shore Libraries wrap up this month.  People keep discovering this fun and informal way to practice their English speaking skills, while volunteers allow the groups to stay small enough for comfort.  Visit the English Conversation Classes page for exact dates and times.

 Upcoming Library Closings

Please take note of the following upcoming library closings:

Memorial Day: Monday, May 28 - All Hillsborough County Public Libraries