Maggie Gosewisch Welcome to the AACLC team, new tutors! Another enthusiastic training class joined us at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church on October 18. Lots of thoughtful, helpful hands make our training events … Read more
Literacy Council Honored with Caring Community Award On October 16, AACLC partner, Seeds 4 Success, honored the Literacy Council with a Caring Community award at its annual Cocktails for a Cause … Read more
For easy access to ProLiteracy training and instructional webinars, visit ProLiteracy’s YouTube Channel, where you can watch at your convenience. The YouTube Channel offers videos on all subject areas… Using phonics to … Read more
Recent USNA Graduate Wraps Up AACLC Volunteer Experience The Literacy Council congratulates tutor Tyler Sweatt on his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy and admission to naval flight school, where … Read more
Literacy Council partner Small City Big Dreams will provide turkeys to families in Annapolis this Thanksgiving. If you’d like to donate or know of a family in need, please call or text … Read more
Community Resource Information on our Website The Community Resources page on our website at icanread.org features an organized list of government and community resources available to residents of Anne Arundel County. It includes websites … Read more
This Thanksgiving and every day, we are grateful for all you do to make a difference in the lives of Literacy Council students, their families, and our communities. Thank you for doing good where your work and support matter most.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Jane
Our September 27 book fair was a huge success!
More than 60 volunteers made the event possible, and at least 75 households, neighborhoods, and other groups donated gently used fiction and nonfiction. We sold thousands of books, raising much-needed funds for our free adult tutoring programs.
This year, we partnered with Discoveries Library and Old Fox Books & Coffeehouse owner and author J. Lynwood Holmes to offer a children’s reading of her 2025 book Copernicus.
After the event, we donate the remaining books. This year, they were delivered to Books for International Goodwill in Annapolis (BIG).
Thank you for supporting our book fair and adult tutoring programs!
Thank you for participating in our fifth-annual book fair in all the ways that you did — as a donor, supporter, volunteer, shopper, partner, or sponsor! The event was a tremendous community success, with the highest turnout we’ve ever seen.
Every person who supported the book fair had a positive impact on our ability to provide free assessments, materials, and tutoring for adults in Anne Arundel County. We will transform more lives because of you.
Please see essential updates on the GED test and the U.S. Citizenship test.
We’re also sharing the inspiring story of long-term Literacy Council student, Ida, who has been empowered to read as an adult, see the post.
Many thanks for all you do,
Jane