美国梦识字倡议：10年的资金如何帮助图书馆改变了数千人的生活
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AnewlyreleasedAmericanLibraryAssociation(ALA)reportmarksthe10thanniversaryoftheAmericanDreamLiteracyInitiativeandcelebratesthemanywaysthatparticipatingpubliclibrarieshavetransformedlives,strengthenedtheircommunities,andadvocatedtirelesslyforadultliteracyandlifelonglearning.FundedbytheDollarGeneralLiteracyFoundation,theAmericanDreamLiteracyInitiativeoffersgrantstoU.S.publiclibrariestoexpandservicesforadultEnglishlanguagelearners(ELL)oradultsinneedofbasiceducationandworkforcedevelopment.Morethan$1.5millioninfundinghasbeendistributedto188librariessincetheprogram’sinception,reachingapproximately25,000Englishlanguagelearners.Withgrantsof$5,000to$15,000,participatinglibrarieshavedevelopednewcourses,expandedtheirprintanddigitalcollections,increasedaccesstotechnology,implementednewstrategiesforinclusion,anddevelopedsustainablepartnershipswithorganizationsacrosstheircommunities.View“AmericanDreamLiteracyInitiative:How10YearsofFundingHasHelpedLibrariesTransformThousandsofLives.”Findingssharedinthereportinclude:EmploymentistheNo.1reasonEnglishlanguagelearnersaccesstheirpubliclibrary.Otherreasonsincludesupportingchildreninschool,languageacquisition,computer/internetuse,educationandcitizenship.AmericanDreamfundingleadstodeepercommunityconnections.Morethan65percentofparticipatinglibrariesreportedthattheirAmericanDreamgrantfundingimprovednetworkingwithcommunitypartnersandotherlibraries.Partnershipisbeneficialtoprogramlongevity.GranteesthatdevelopedpartnershipswereseventimesmorelikelytohavesustainedtheirEnglishlanguagelearnerservices.ThereportalsohighlightssuccessesfromAmericanDreamlibraries.SterlingMunicipalLibrary(Baytown,Texas)sawlibraryusersincrease43percentoverthegrantperiod;useofRosettaStonesoftwareincreasedfrom252to426hours.Guilderland(NewYork)PublicLibrarytrained24tutorswhoworkedwith35studentsbothone-on-oneandinsmallgroups.TerrebonneParish(Louisiana)LibrarySystemcreatedConectado,acampaignthatincludedcourses,storytimesandfestivalstoengageadultEnglishlanguagelearnersandcelebrateHispanicculture.Louisville(Kentucky)FreePublicLibrarypurchasediPadsandsoftwaretohelpstudentsstudyforcitizenshipandGEDexams,improvetheirpronunciation,andlearnEnglishidiomsandgrammar.TheAmericanDreamLiteracyInitiativeisadministeredbyALA’sOfficeforDiversity,LiteracyandOutreachServices(ODLOS)andPublicProgramsOffice.
