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Read On Adult Literacy and Learning
July 2021
Message from Lil
Happy summer!
Today I would like you to help me wish a very warm farewell to a person
who has been important to many of us at Read On for the last 15 years.
We are excited to know Elizabeth has moved closer to her family in
Ontario and even though we are little sad for us we are very happy for
her. We know she will continue to help people
The library is open there in her new job. We are happy to forward
for grab and go. For any messages and wishes on to her.
our new open hours, The big news this month is the re-opening of the
or for updates to library. COVID has been very hard for many
library services, see people and we are looking forward to seeing you
our website. You and our community back in public spaces.
can still request
books online. You We did learn a lot during COVID and now we know
cannot come in for online tutoring and classes can work well for many
tutoring lessons yet. people. Some people will continue to learn online
while others will join us in person.
We would love to
hear from you! Read On staff included some of our favourite
Email us at: places to visit in southern Alberta and can’t wait
to hear about yours.
readon@lethlib.ca
Stay safe and stay hydrated!
-Lil
Library is Opening— July 2nd
Lethbridge Public Library board, management, and staff are excited to
share that effective Friday, July 2, the Main and Crossings Branches of
the Library will be re-opened to the public, with most services returning
to pre-pandemic service levels.
What does this mean for Read On?
The Read On room will be open.
Tutoring can happen in the Read On room or at an empty space in
the library.
Books and materials can be looked at and taken out directly
Classes will continue online.
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Out and About in Southern Alberta
With the warmer temperatures, many of us want to leave the city and get out in nature. Below are
places Read On staff like to visit.
Lil—Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens at Henderson Lake is a place I like to
visit. I don’t get there as often as I like but it is truly magical. I like it in all
seasons. www.nikkayuko.com
Margaret—I like to visit Park Lake Provincial Park. It is only 17 km from
Lethbridge. There are walking paths, trees, a playground and lots of birds.
After work I sometimes meet friends here for a picnic. We bring our own
food and sit at an outdoor table. There is a place to buy ice cream, hot
dogs, burgers and fries. www.albertaparks.ca/parks/south/park-lake-
pp/information-facilities/camping/park-lake/
Ryan—Beauvais Lake Provincial Park is a great place to visit. It takes
about 1 hour and 20 minutes to drive there. You can fish, camp and take
short hikes. There are small mountains and it is very pretty.
www.albertaparks.ca/parks/south/beauvais-lake-pp/information-
facilities/camping/beauvais-lake/
Alex—Writing on Stone Provincial Park. The Blackfoot name is Áísínai'pi.
I visited this park for the first time last summer. The land has important
cultural meaning to Indigenous peoples. It is a great place to learn about
the natural history of this area. Be sure to check out the glyphs .
www.albertaparks.ca/parks/south/writing-on-stone-pp/
Sue—Waterton National Park is one of Sue’s favourite places to visit
with her family. They walk the trails, they paddleboard on the lake and
they always finish the day with an ice cream cone. www.mywaterton.ca
Challenge!! Tell us where you like to visit and why to like to go there. Write
your answer and send it to us at readon@lethlib.ca. If we choose your name
you’ll win a $25 gift card!
Did you know that with your library card you can borrow passes to visit Lil’s favourite place?
You can borrow family passes to Nikka Yuko Gardens, tickets with your library card.
To find out how visit: http://www.lethlib.ca/lethbridge-presents#
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Notes for Students
1. Read On is giving prizes for reading books or writing stories. Every time you
read four books you can enter to win a $25 gift certificate. Send or bring us a
short story and we will enter your name for prizes too!
2. We have lots of new books in the library. Come by and see what we have or call
us and we will find some books for you to read.
3. Evaluations
If you have been working with a tutor we
need you to fill in a evaluation.
If you filled in one—Thank you very much.
If you haven’t please go to
Classes will remain online for now.
What do you know about Canada?
This is the month we celebrate Canada Day. What do you know about Canada?
How many provinces
What is the national
and territories are
bird and animal of
there in Canada? Can
Canada?
you name them?
Bonus question—
What are some tradi- What three places
How many people
tional Canadian would you love to vis-
live in Canada?
foods? it in Canada?
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What’s happening in Canada?
People from coast-to-coast in Canada are feeling deep sadness over the discovery of
children’s graves found near Kamloops, British Columbia. The bodies of 215 children
were found at the place where there was once a Residential School. Between the
1860’s and 1990’s about 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were sent by
the government to schools that were run by Christian churches. The families had to
send their children, they had no choice. At these schools, the children were forced to
learn English or French and not speak their language. They could not wear their own traditional clothing
or eat traditional foods. If they became sick or died, their families may not have been told. They suffered
great hardship.
You can learn more about Residential Schools in Canada here:
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-plain-language-
summary
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation-Orange Shirt Day. (September 30, 2021) On this day our
country will remember the history of residential schools, we will honour those who died and those
who survived. We will continue to learn more about this dark time in Canadian history.
This Canada Day, July 1st, many Canadians will wear an orange shirt instead of the traditional red and
white to remember, honour and support Indigenous peoples.
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Notes for Tutors
1. Learning and Literacy Symposium — Read On would like to offer this learning
opportunity to our volunteers. For more information see the description below. If
interested, please email or contact Read On.
2. Changing library policies have us needing to gather police checks for tutors. If
you haven’t had a chance please get in touch so we can help you with this.
3. Alex has been calling many of you to check in. If she hasn ’t reached you and
you’d like to check in with us we’d love to hear from you!
4. Volunteer Reporter
Please enter your tutoring hours as soon as
you can. Remember to include any time you
used to prepare. This would include preparing
for the lesson, picking up books from Read On,
travel time or any of the many other things you
do related to tutoring.
Each time you meet should be entered as a
separate date.
If you would like us to enter the information for
you send a quick email to readon@lethlib.ca or
call 403-320-4701
Classes will remain online for now.
The Literacy & Learning Symposium is hosted by the
Community Learning Network with funding and support
from the Government of Alberta. This annual province-
wide professional development event is designed to
support the provincial professional development of
Alberta’s Community Adult Learning Program (CALP)
staff, volunteers and system stakeholders.
We are excited to let you know that this year we will be hosting our second virtual Literacy &
Learning Symposium. Our focus continues to be providing a provincial-level PD event,
which will include a broad range of training and PD opportunities that are responsive to the
provincial PD needs of Community Adult Learning Program (CALP) staff, boards and
volunteers.
Dates: Tuesday, September 28 to Friday, October 1, 2021
For program information: www.calp.ca/symposium/program
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Fall Class
Get ready for fall classes.
There are many classes being offered
starting in September. Learning in a
group is a great way to learn.
Two new classes to look for are:
1. Creative Writing & Conversations
Improve both writing and
conversation skills. You will have a
chance to share your writings with
classmates, and hear what they
have written. From this will come
many questions, and much
laughter.
2. Reading and Writing for Work
Do you have trouble with reading
and writing at work? Workplaces
have many things to read and
many forms to fill in. This class can Moving Forward
help with reading and writing at Would you like to learn
work. about:
Canadian workplace
Keep you eyes out for the Fall 2021 culture
brochure. what your employer
expects from you
and why
your rights and
Library Hours responsibilities as an
employee
Main Branch how local agencies
Mon-Tues 10:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m. can help you find a job
Wed—Fri 10:00 a.m.—5:30 p.m. and so much more
Sat 10:00 a.m.—5:30 p.m. Sign up for our next Moving Forward class.
Sun 1:00 p.m. —5:00 p.m.
Registration begins: August 1, 2021
Crossings Branch Class Dates: Septem ber 13 - October 7, 2021
Mon—Wed 10:00 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Cost: There is no cost for you.
Thurs—Fri 10:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m.
Sat 10:00 a.m.—5:30 p.m. Register at http://www.lethlib.ca/readon#
Sun 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Limited to 10 students. Students must be looking
for work, intending to look for full time work, or
work that more fully uses their skills - within the
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