The Read Write Discover program located at the Biblioteca Latinoamericana still has a few openings for children entering grades 1-8.    If you are interested in signing up your child or children, please contact them at rwdbiblioteca@gmail.com. 

Read Write Discover is a summer community program that takes place in the Community Room at  Biblioteca Latinoamericana.   High school volunteers tutor children entering 1st through 8th grades on Mondays and Tuesdays from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM during June and July.  Tutors assign various projects with the students, including writing assignments, tests, vocabulary projects, arts and crafts, Reader's Theater, discussions, and more.   Most importantly, the tutors read with the children and help them with comprehension.   Tutors will assign reading assignments and written assignments which will be recorded on your child's Homework Calendar.

The team of tutors makes learning fun!   There will be several Read Write Discover projects for our students throughout the program.   Parents are invited to our end of the program performance (August 5) and awards ceremony (August 6.)

Read Write Discover is not a drop in program.  Tutors strive to work with the students to build their reading skills and a relationship with them, so it is important for the students to come to the sessions on a regular basis.

Is your child struggling with reading or writing? Free help is available this summer from Read Write Discover (RWD), a literacy tutoring program at the library. This free program targets students who are struggling or whose families face language barriers in their communities. High school students are trained to tutor youth in grades 1-8 on reading and writing skills. The session begins with a family orientation, and tutors work with the same learners every week.  

Visit the RWD information table at the Bascom Branch Library on the following dates to register your child and learn more:

Thursday, June 6, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Friday, June 7, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Saturday, June 8, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The tutoring program will be held at Bascom on:

Wednesdays & Thursdays, June 19 – August 1 from 4:00-5:30 PM. 

Children must be registered to attend and space is limited, so sign up early!

For additional information about the program, visit http://www.readwritediscover.org/.

The San Jose Public Library's Summer Reading Celebration kicks off today and children and teens can sign up for their respective programs at any branch. But summer reading is not just a kids' activity! Adults can sign up too. If you have children perhaps you'd like to sign up for summer reading along with them and make the experience a family affair, but no kids are required for adult summer reading fun!

Partipants in the adult summer reading program can entered biweekly drawings for the following prizes:

• Friends of the Library bag, small blanket/throw, books (June 20)
• $10 Target Gift Card (July 11)
• $10 OSH Gift Card (July 25)
• iPad Mini (August System-wide Grand Prize)

If you register at your local branch, staff will give you an activity card, or if you sign up online you can print your own activity card. Complete five activities in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) and return it to the library in time to be entered into each biweekly drawing. Most importantly, have a great time reading!

Summer Reading Celebration will begin June 1, 2013. Sign-up online or at your local library. Read and do literacy activities on the log between June 1 - July 31 to claim prizes at your local library in San Jose. 

Let’s minimize the Summer Learning Loss and get your child ready for next grade level. If you would like to receive academic assistance for your children, check out the Summer tutoring programs at Tully Community Branch Library:

Join us with Math and Reading Tutoring for grades K-6 program every Monday from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Volunteer tutors will be available to help using library Educational Resource Center (ERC) materials.

Use either English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese registration form and turn it in at the Information Desk. The program takes place in Family Learning Center Classroom and will be first come first served basis. Only 40 seats will be given to the first 40 children in grades K-6 who show up on the first day with a filled registration form. If your child misses the first day of class, he/she will be placed on waiting list until someone drops his/her enrollment. Your child is expected to attend all 7 tutoring sessions starting Monday, June 24. Only one class session (that is not the first) may be missed during 7-week period. If your child needs to miss a class, please inform the teacher in advance to avoid the drop of his/her enrollment. If a child is dropped from the program, his/her seat will be given to the next person on the waiting list. For more information, contact Chieu Nguyen at chieu.nguyen@sjlibrary.org.

We also have Ticket to Reading program that is specially designed to help Elementary School Kids in grades 1-5 with reading every Thursday from 4:00 - 5:00 PM. In this program, children will learn through playing fun reading games with a librarian. Kids will earn tickets to use in our prize store! Snack is provided. To reserve the quality of the program, only 10 children can be in the program each session. First come, first served basis.

 Vietnamese translation for the information above:

Chương Trình Đọc Sách Mùa Hè Summer Reading Celebration sẽ bắt đầu vào Ngày 1 Tháng 6 và kết thúc vào Ngày 31 Tháng Bảy. Để ghi danh xin bấm vào đây.

Cho các em nhỏ chưa biết đọc, phụ huynh có thể đọc sách cho các em và các em vẫn được nhận qua thưởng. Trong Chương Trinh Đọc Sách Mùa Hè, xin quý vị khuyến khích các em tham gia Cuộc Thi Viết Và Vẽ Truyện Tranh.

Math and Reading Tutoring for grades K-6, chương trình Học Đọc và Làm Toán cho Mẫu Giáo đến Lớp 6. Nếu quý vị muốn cho các em đến học đọc và làm toán ở Thư Viện Tully, xin điền đơn English/Vietnamese và nộp đến quầy Thông Tin. Chương trình vào mọi thứ Hai lúc 3:30-5 chiều bắt đầu vào Ngày 24 Tháng Sáu và kết thúc Ngày 5 Tháng 8.

Chỉ có thể được bỏ một buổi học (nhưng không phải là buổi học đầu tiên) qua trong thời gian 7 tuần. Xin vui lòng thông báo cho giáo viên trước. Chỗ trốngcủa học sinh sẽ cho người kế tiếp theo trong danh sách chờđợi. Để biết thêm thông tin, xin liên lạc cô Chiêu tại chieu.nguyen@sjlibrary.org

Chúng tôi cũng có chương trình học đọc đặc biệt gọi là Ticket to Reading để giúp các em trường tiểu học trong lớp 1-5 mỗi thứ Năm từ 4-5 chiều. Trong chương trình này, các em sẽ được học đọc thông qua trò chơi  vui vẻ. Trẻ em sẽ kiếm được vé số để sử dụng trong cửa hàng giải thưởng của chúng tôi! Món ăn được cung cấp. Để đạt chất lượng của chương trình, chỉ có 10 trẻ em có thể có trong chương trình mỗi buổi.

Bored of reading the same high school drama stories over and over again? Tired of reading about the normal and natural things in life? Well then, why not read about the supernatural? You see, Kaylee thought she was living a normal life too, but then one little hidden detail in her life changes everything. Kaylee was fine when all she had to worry about was school and boys, now she has a family lineage and a superpower (if you can even call it that) to worry about too. If that’s isn't enough, kids start dropping dead at her high school, and she's the only person who can stop the murderer.

If you want to know what happens, read My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent.

Finished with My Soul To Take? Read the sequels!

• My Soul to Save (#2)
• My Soul to Keep (#3)
• My Soul to Steal (#4)
• If I Die (#5)
• Before I wake (#6)
• With All My Soul (#7)

Expand Your Reading Skills: Free ESL Class for Adults at Advanced Levels

Wednesdays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

at the East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library

In selected readings, students will:

• Find the topic/theme
• Preview and predict
• Read for meaning
• Skim and scan
• Evaluate information (fact or fiction)
• Make inferences

It is recommended that students meet with the ESL teacher prior to attending the class.  Handouts will be provided.   It is suggested that students bring a binder, notebook and pencil/pen when attending the class.

If you have any questions, please contact Cris at 1-408-808-3075.