[Scla-list] State Library Announces Family Literacy Calendar

Wed Oct 7 07:55:41 MDT 2009

State Library Announces Family Literacy Calendar

Taking Family Literacy Day by Day Across South Carolina

Columbia, S.C. - The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce
the launch of a family literacy activity calendar called South Carolina
Day by Day. The calendar is designed to be a tool that families,
caregivers, educators and librarians can use at home and in the
classroom to further develop early literacy skills that help young
children become prepared for school or do better in school. The goal is
to provide families and caretakers a full year's worth of activities so
the calendar is to be used more like an activity book than simply a
calendar. The calendar includes lists of recommended books which
encourage all to use their local public library. Craft projects are
designed to utilize simple items that are easily found in the home. 

The Calendar is a project of the South Carolina State Library, working
in partnership with many agencies and organizations, and primarily
funded by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the U.S.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The State Library is
the project coordinator and will handle distribution of the calendar.
The original artwork depicts sights and scenes of South Carolina painted
by artist Helen Correll of Spartanburg County. You may have seen her
other work, most notably the posters for the Jamboread Festival held by
the Spartanburg County Public Library. The design was created by Colleen
Coletta, a Columbia based graphic designer. Many different elements were
included in the design to spark creativity and enthusiasm in children
and families.

South Carolina Day by Day is a perpetual calendar, meaning that the
calendar is undated and has no date-specific material so it never
becomes outdated. The calendar starts with September because that is the
time that most children are getting back to school and programming
begins. A preview was introduced at a recent Literacy Leaders Awards
Event sponsored by USC's School of Library and Information Science and
the South Carolina Center for Children's Books and Literacy, both
program partners. Many agencies such as the South Carolina State Library
Foundation, Reach out and Read, South Carolina Department of Education,
Education Oversight Committee, The Humanities CouncilSC, SC DHEC, and
South Carolina First Steps to Kindergarten Readiness and many others are
all partners. Soon calendars will be distributed through a variety of
events at public libraries, agencies, and daycare centers so families
most in need of quality, fun, and educational resources will have them.
Later this year, there are plans for introducing an online interactive
web version. 

For information on how to purchase calendars, visit 
http://scln.statelibrary.sc.gov/index.php/Literacy
<http://scln.statelibrary.sc.gov/index.php/Literacy> . We will continue
to seek partners and funding opportunities so that all South Carolina
families and caregivers will have an opportunity to benefit from this
resource. If you are interested in being a partner in this effort,
please contact Denise Lyons at dlyons at statelibrary.sc.gov
<mailto:dlyons at statelibrary.sc.gov>  or call 803.734.6061.

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About the S.C. State Library

The South Carolina State Library is the primary administrator of federal
and state support for the state's libraries. The Library is a national
model for innovation, collaboration, leadership and effectiveness.  The
Library's mission is to optimize South Carolina's investment in library
and information services. In 1969, as the result of action by the
General Assembly, the State Library Board was redesignated as the South
Carolina State Library and assumed responsibility for public library
development, library service for state institutions, service for the
blind and physically handicapped, and library service to state
government agencies. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Library is
funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through
the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other sources.  For
more information, visit www.statelibrary.sc.gov
<http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov>  or call 803-734-8666.

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Curtis R. Rogers, Ed.D.

Communications Director

South Carolina State Library <http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/> 

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