Transforming lives through literacy since 1966.

Joined November 2015
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Our new program Booking Across Kern with thanks to grants from Scripps Howard and Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundations #bookingacrosskern
Thank you to @KernLit for providing TK-2nd grade students at Longfellow Elementary with books! Our little Lancers will love them! The books will be distributed to students as they pick up their supplies for virtual learning. #TeamBCSD #BCSDLearns @LongfellowElem2 @AlfonsoCejaC
Sounds like a fun challenge x.com/First_5_Kern/status/93…

Tell 10 people "hello" today! November 21, 2017, is the 45th annual World Hello Day - observed by 180 countries, began in response to Egypt & Israel conflict in 1973. Promote peace through communication rather than force, to settle conflicts. #First5Kern #WorldHelloDay
Let "FREADOM" Ring! What are you reading this summer? #summerreading #klc
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22 May 2017
PHOTO: President @realDonaldTrump is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall. fxn.ws/2rKj9Zh
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"I slept and dreamed life was all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy. Kahlil Gibran

"The magic of being read to does not disappear just because it’s no longer a practical necessity." RT if you agree. wbur.fm/2lnnJ0i
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Pleased to honor our oldest & strongest partner, Bakersfield Adult School -@KHSD_Official . Please save the date. Sponsorships available!
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To increase social mobility, invest in adult education. Interesting article from the UK on the merits of #AdultEd: bit.ly/2lOCWDl
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Just a few seconds, but you get the gist. Reading aloud is fun!! @UnitedWayKern shares the goal of #earlychildhood literacy. #readaloud x.com/uwkern_laura/status/84…

@UnitedWayKern Women'sLeadershipCouncil event. Chair, Debra Watkins, rocking #readaloudmonth
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.@KernLit has been transforming lives through literacy since 1966. Happy to hear they found a student for me! #WorldReadAloudDay
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The Need to Read: "We need to read and to be readers now more than ever" wsj.com/articles/the-need-to…
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10 Nov 2016
Thinking about upcoming tax season? Working #families can benefit from #tax credits. bit.ly/1Lw8CIG #CalEITC #EIT @UnitedWayKern

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Can't believe Charlotte turned 2 today! Wonderful day with her including reading her current favorite books! Grateful
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Thanks, @realstefanidias! Hope to see you tonight bakersfield.com/entertainmen…

Sounds like so many of our students! x.com/LitNet/status/77874065…

"I remember the day when I didn’t speak English. I felt like an invisible person. I was afraid, so I decided to do something." - Claudia
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Check out the @PGE4Me sponsored truck painted by a local artist in celebration of the #Bakersfield Museum of Art's 60th anniversary.
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A Love Letter to Kern County. facebook.com/events/11186869…

Opening Reception 9-22 at 5:30 p.m. KLC 331 18th Street. 661.324.3213 Works are for sale. Up until 10-20! #klcart
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A little fun #DailyWords for #MondayMotivation....
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Collectors and others embraced the tea theme. #Beatrix150 @BeatrixPotter Thank you, Friends of @KernCntyLibrary
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