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Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library

Literacy Services

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Become a Tutor Volunteer

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Literacy Services serves Stockton and San Joaquin County through the following programs:

Families Reading Together
Adult Literacy
Reach Out and Read San Joaquin

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Families Reading Together
937-8143
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Families Reading Together is a literacy workshop for parents with
several objectives: to discuss the power of sharing books with infants
and preschoolers; to help school-age children find joy in reading;
to find out why reading aloud to children is important;
to enjoy books that are sure fire hits with adults and children.


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Adult Literacy
937-7778

A free program to teach English-
speaking adults how to read.

1 in 5 adults cannot read.
You can read.
Teach someone who can't.

  • individually matched volunteer tutors and adult learners
  • flexible scheduling
  • extensive tutor training and support
  • 3 hours-a-week commitment
  • one-on-one lessons
  • over 2,000 students taught to read since 1985

Become a Tutor



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Reach Out and Read National Center (logo)...link to that web site...to more information.Library & Literacy Foundation for San Joaquin County

Reach Out And Read San Joaquin
937-8929

Reach Out & Read San Joaquin, in partnership with the Library & Literacy Foundation for San Joaquin County, provide pediatricians with books to give out at well child visits. Also, volunteers read to children in clinic waiting rooms.

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Revised 18 February 2010