The document discusses the Talk Story initiative, a collaboration between the American Library Association's ethnic affiliates and public libraries to promote family literacy in diverse communities. It provides statistics on literacy in the US and describes programs hosted by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association and American Indian Library Association. It also profiles a partnership between the Lincoln City Libraries and Asian Community and Cultural Center, including details of an intergenerational read-aloud program hosted by the organizations. Contact information is provided for representatives from the collaborating organizations.

1. Talk Story : An English/ Asian Language Collaboration. NLA/NEMA Annual Conference October 15, 2010 Grand Island, NE

2. Literacy Statistics Where’s the need? Parents and grandparents are the child’s first teacher A child’s success in school depends on the adult’s literacy level 90 million adults read at or below the basic level 11 million adults are non-literate in English 30% of high school students drop out before graduation 50% of these dropouts are African American and Latino What’s the challenge? Reaching across generations and cultures Building strong literacy practices in diverse communities

3. ALA’s Five Ethnic Affiliates American Indian Library Association (AILA) Liano Juliano Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA ), Sherise Kimura Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA), Karen Lemmons Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Nancy S. Hershoff, Dora Ho, and Jen-Chien Yu REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking Lucia Gonzalez, Ida Z. daRoza, and Oralia Garza de Cortes

4. Camila Alire’s Presidential Initiative The vision : help families in ethnically diverse communities improve their literacy skills. The concept : support and mentor family literacy models through ALA’s five Ethnic Affiliates. The initiative : help public libraries build innovative and replicable family literacy program models.

5. Building Models and Sharing Stories Planning Promotion Programs Products Impact & Lessons Learned!

6. AILA and APALA Talk Story shares the richness and diversity of American culture with new readers. http://www.talkstorytogether.org

7. APALA Libraries Carson Regional Library Carson, CA Queens Library Flushing, NY Lincoln City Libraries at Loren Corey Eiseley Branch Library. Lincoln, NE

8. AILA Libraries Laguna Public Library Laguna, NM Jemez Community Pueblo Library Jemez, NM Tuzzy Consortium Library Barrow, Alaska

9. APALA Library Events

10. AILA Library Events

11. Project Outcomes, Tools Website Manual www.talkstorytogether.org

12. Project Outcomes, Resources

13. Partners

14. LINCOLN CITY LIBRARIES @LOREN COREY EISELEY BRANCH LIBRARY LINCOLN, NE APALA’S PILOT LIBRARY Asian Community and Cultural Center

15. “ Welcome to Our World” Lincoln City Libraries Collaborators Eiseley Branch Asian Community and Cultural Center

16. “ To Do or Not To Do?” (That was the question.) LCL’s Decision to Participate: Current Future

17. “ What will we do and when & where will we do it?” Deciding nature & location of program.

18. Pre-Program Details “Oh What Lovely Plans!”

19. Pre-Program Details Books for Giveaways & Collection. Giveaways: Books donated from publishers (via APALA) Collection: $$ from FLF Grant (see the book list – handout) APALA Award Books http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature.htm APA Book List http://www.talkstorytogether.org/asian-pacific-american-book-list Staff time: ca. 20 hrs.

20. Program Day. “WELCOME everyone!” Intergenerational Read Aloud Program for all Book: Splash! by Flora McDonnell / Vietnamese Translation by Toan Pham. http://bit.ly/cha5RA Asian Community and Cultural Center

21. Japanese Storytelling Asian Community and Cultural Center

22. Dance & Craft. Making Chinese paper lanterns: http://crafts.kaboose.com/lantern1.html Thai Circle Dance Asian Community and Cultural Center

23. Program Day “Pleasant Surprises” Mahjong Game Library Cards & Check Out Asian Community and Cultural Center

24. “ What We Learned” Asian Community and Cultural Center

25. Additional Web Resources FLF website: www.ala.org/familyliteracyfocus Office for Diversity: www.ala.org/diversity Office for Literacy and Outreach Services: www.ala.org/olos * Affiliated Associations of Ethnic Librarians: www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/diversity/ethniclibrariansassociations.cfm Camila Alire: www.camilaalire.com

26. Sheila Jacobs Outreach Services Supervisor Lincoln City Libraries 136 So. 14th Lincoln, NE 68508 402-441-8546 [email_address] Vicki Wood Youth Services Supervisor/ Lincoln City Libraries Bennett Martin Public Library 136 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-441-8565 [email_address]

27. Maureen Brase-Houchin Former Interim Executive Director Asian Community and Cultural Center 2615 'O' Street Lincoln, NE 68510 402-477-3446 [email_address] Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts (Joy) Metadata & Multicultural Services Librarian & Women's and Gender Studies Faculty & Liaison 302 Love Library University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 402- 472-3948 [email_address] Asian Community and Cultural Center

28. ANY QUESTIONS? LET’S DANCE!