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    Honor Hispanic Heritage Month and International Literacy Day with The Junior League’s Book Recommendations

    • September 20, 2022
    We have a long way to go to close the literacy gap in the U.S. On September 8, 2022, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) celebrated International…
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      What’s on your summer reading list?

      • July 7, 2017
      Good question, right? Whether you are stocking up on good beach reads or looking to catch up on new fiction (or history or biography), chances are you have a list…
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      Yes, reading to young kids is critically important!

      • August 22, 2014
      This is a fact that many Junior Leagues have embraced over the years with programs that encourage childhood literacy and look to involve parents as well as teachers in the…
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      How’s your summer going?

      • August 1, 2013
      That’s a question you hear a lot this time of year. And for many Junior League members, the answer is, “Our project is going great!” Summertime, with kids out of…
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        Teach a child to read and…

        • March 17, 2013
        Well, you know the answer…you may just start that young person down the road to literacy and success in life, as well as a lifetime appreciation for the joys of…
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        “Read Across California” Resolution Becomes Law!

        • October 21, 2011
        On September 6, 2011, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 62 (ACR 62) Read Across California was chaptered into law. This resolution was sponsored by the Junior League of Los Angeles and authored…
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        • Children

        Does what we do really make a difference?

        • October 4, 2011
        That’s a question many people who volunteer their time and talent have asked, at one time for another. In answering that question, at least at The Junior League, you need…
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        Yes, We Did Do More than ‘Just Play Bridge’ Back Then

        • August 10, 2011
        One of this year’s hottest summer movies looks to be The Help, the entertaining screen version of the best-seller of the same name. Because The Junior League—or at least a…
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        So how do you make an impact?

        • February 10, 2011
        Good question.  Like many Leagues, the Junior League of Oakland-East Bay (JLOEB) has wrestled with it for decades.  And the answer, at least in the past, has been: Start something…
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        How Do You Plan to Celebrate Literacy Month?

        • September 8, 2010
        Because September is National Literacy Month in the U.S. – and September 8 is designated by UNESCO as International Literacy Day – maybe it’s time to reflect on the fact…
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