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“Read Across California” Resolution Becomes Law!
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…
Does what we do really make a difference?
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…
So how do you make an impact?
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…
So what does “take on an empty stomach” really mean?
For some people, even basic health instructions can be challenge. Not because they don’t care about their health, but because their literacy issues often compound their health issues. According to…
How Do You Plan to Celebrate Literacy Month?
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…
Literacy Requires Reading – Even in the Summer!
Literacy has been a core focus of The Junior League for decades. But the kind of literacy program that makes us smile is a program that puts good books in…
Second life for The Story Garden
How a community responds to a problem says a lot about the community. Take Binghamton. In June of 2007, the Junior League of Binghamton proudly opened The Story Garden, a…
Is Dolly Parton a Member of The Junior League?
While the singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist is not a member of The Junior League, she is playing a vital role in an important project by the Junior League of Birmingham to foster literacy through an innovative program that puts books in the hands of kids and their parents at what many educators say is the best time: before they go to school and before they even attempt to learn how to read.
The JLB Imagination Library, in partnership with the Dollywood Foundation, has made the 60-volume Dolly Parton Imagination Library available to all children under the age of 5 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Each month, from birth to age 5, every child registered will receive a high-quality, age appropriate book in the mail free of charge.