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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — In recent years, the Lake County Library’s Adult Literacy Program has expanded to include programs for Family Literacy and English as a Second Language, along with tutoring at the Lake County Jail and Xamitin Haven Emergency Shelter.
With more learners reaching out for help, the Library’s Literacy Program needs more volunteers interested in one-on-one tutoring and/or small group tutoring.
More volunteers are needed in the Clearlake area, for the Lake County Jail, and volunteers who are bilingual in Spanish.
Statistics show that 26% of Lake County residents are at a literacy proficiency level at or below level 1 — the lowest level, posing challenges for adults who want to access better jobs, further their education, advocate for their children, and overall improve their way of life.
According to ProLiteracy, a national organization whose mission is to change lives and communities through the power of literacy, approximately 59 million adults in the United States are at a literacy level of at or below level 1, proving that low literacy is an important cause for all communities.
No experience is necessary to become a literacy tutor if one has patience, a desire to help others, and a good command of the English language.
Tutor training, where volunteers learn useful techniques for tutoring, is provided free of cost, and ongoing support is provided. A background check is required, paid for by the County of Lake.
Tutoring is flexible for both the tutor and learner, with sessions typically held once per week for one hour. Tutoring can take place at library branches around the lake, or online.
Becoming a tutor can help someone to a better future. Through hard work and perseverance, adult learners can change their own, and their family’s lives, for the better.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer literacy tutor, please call 707-263-7633 or email
Visit the Adult Literacy Program’s page on the Lake County Library website at http://library.lakecountyca.gov.
The program is supported in part by the California Library Literacy Services and by the Lake County Literacy Coalition.