Anita Price
Special to the Tribune/Advisor
Community members were asked, “What does literacy mean to you?”
Most gave great answers that referred to reading such as “a way to escape,” “armchair travel” and “an adventure with new friends.”
However, the term literacy is often used to denote ability in many areas, such as, financial, digital, technology, political, cultural and physical.
One Internet website refers to 26 different kinds of literacy.
Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy (CCPL) defines literacy as “the complex set of skills necessary for daily life, employment, citizenship and personal enjoyment of our modern and diverse society influenced by lifelong learning, changing needs, skills use or retention, and health.”
With the goal of promoting lifelong learning, CCPL offers free programs to assist learners of all ages.
Books for Babies sends books home with new mothers when they leave the hospital. For emergent readers the Bright Red Bookshelves have been placed around Williams Lake and 100 Mile House.
You are welcome to take a book home to enjoy with a child or leave books for others to enjoy.
Computer literacy group tutoring sessions are held at the public library in Williams Lake and the CCPL meeting room in 100 Mile House.
Counselling and classes are available for those interested in improving their financial literacy.
One to one volunteer tutoring programs are available for anyone who would like to improve their communication literacy – reading, writing and speaking.
Be a lifelong learner!
If you would like more information about CCPL’s programs, or if you would like to volunteer to assist others to improve their skills, please contact Mel at 250-250-945-4199.
Anita Price is an English as a Second Language facilitator.