We’re just days away from our fifth-annual book fair on September 27. Please share with students, neighbors, and friends — we’ll be inside the mall, outside Crate & Barrel and the Discoveries Library with thousands of gently used books of all genres.
Don’t miss our raffle baskets, filled with prizes such as delicious wines, restaurant gift cards, and other local treats (see this post).
This year, we’ve partnered with Discoveries Library and local author J. Lynwood Holmes, owner of Old Fox Books, to host a reading and a local author’s fair inside the library.
Thank you to all our reading enthusiasts for their donations from throughout Anne Arundel County, and to the local businesses that are supporting the book fair with their sponsorships and gifts. We couldn’t do this without such generosity.
All proceeds will benefit our free adult tutoring programs.
I hope to see you there. Please invite your students and their families.
Many thanks for all you do,
Jane
Low adult literacy is linked to $215 billion in annual healthcare costs in the U.S.
Low literacy leads to increased:
- E.R. visits
- office calls
- need for prescription drugs
Improving reading can aid adults in filling out essential forms, understanding healthcare advice, following doctors’ instructions, and reading medication bottles.
Learn more about adult literacy and skills on ProLiteracy’s Fact Sheet.
Refer a Friend to Train With Us
Our fall tutor training session will happen on October 18 at Woods Church in Severna Park!
We’re always looking for new, dedicated tutors and especially need help in northern Anne Arundel County (Glen Burnie and Brooklyn Park). In addition, there are always students from Annapolis and the Severn area on our waiting list. Please consider referring neighbors or friends you think could be committed AACLC tutors.
We’re training new tutors for each of our programs: basic literacy, math, English language learning, and high school diploma preparation.
Interested trainees should contact Jane at director@aaclc.org. Space is limited.
The Literacy Council has been awarded critical local government support for FY26. Grants from the County Executive’s Community Support Grant Program and the City of Annapolis will help make our free programs possible.
We are grateful for this funding, which is essential to our work and mission.
*65 local nonprofits will receive County Executive Community Support Grants.
The Literacy Council was among 65 organizations that will receive funds. $2 million will be distributed among grant recipients. For more information about this program, read the County’s press release.
*The City of Annapolis is backing our mission.
Annapolis also offers a Community Grant Program, and for the second time, the Literacy Council will be a beneficiary. Funds will support our programs for Annapolis residents.
Last year, we worked with 76 Annapolis students. Highlights include that five of them earned high school diplomas, four passed a section of the GED, one passed the ASVAB exam, seven got a better job or promotion, one passed the citizenship test, 23 improved their ability to communicate in English, and 12 improved an employability skill.
Our fifth-annual fundraiser BOOK FAIR will be on Saturday, September 27, at Annapolis Mall. The mall kindly donates its Community Room and Crate & Barrel Court space for this fantastic event.
If you’d like to help, please see these detailed opportunities and sign up.
We are no longer accepting books for this year’s book fair. Please check back in May, when book fair 2026 plans will be announced. Consider delivering books to Books for International Goodwill in Annapolis if you’d like to donate them now.
