Join us on October 29 at Eastport United Methodist Church from 5 to 7 pm for an ESL tutor gathering to share ideas and resources. The AACLC team will offer guidance, news, and updates. Please email Mary Ellen to RSVP.
Refer a Friend to Train With Us
Our fall tutor training session will happen on October 17 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.
AACLC Tutor Runs Creative Writing Workshop at Jennifer Road Detention Center
A Literacy Council tutor recently launched a creative writing workshop for women at the Jennifer Road Detention Center. She shares about this special offering:
Guiding a creative writing workshop for women at the Jennifer Road Detention Center, affirms the extraordinary power and beauty of the human imagination. Writing includes paragraphs written during the session and short stories assigned for the next meeting. Reading aloud their writings, the young women share their vision of worlds imagined and plots of intrigue with vivid descriptions, cliffhangers, and surprise endings. Rewarding and inspirational, this volunteer experience celebrates the resilience and creativity of the human imagination.
Resource material: PEN America’s “The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting A Writer’s Life in Prison.”
– Susan H. Volunteer, Anne Arundel County Literacy Council
Six AACPL branches are now open on Sundays
Community Resources at icanread.org
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 and phone numbers for government departments and services, library resources, education, employment, immigration, and food assistance.
The Community Resources page is available in Spanish. En Español: Recursos comunitarios.
Anne Arundel County Health Department Website
Visit our local health department website for information on services, vaccines, and other health topics.
AACPL & Luminus Health Free Flu Vaccinations
Eastport Annapolis Neck Library
Tuesday, September 29, 1 – 3:30 pm
Luminis Community Health Improvement Department is providing free flu vaccinations for adults and seniors only.
AACPL & Luminus Health Flu Vaccine Clinic
Thursday, October 8, 1 – 4 pm
Free flu shots for adults ages 18 and older. No ID or health insurance required. Standard dose and senior dose (65+) available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Anne Arundel County Food Pantry & Resources
This resources page, published by the Anne Arundel County Food Bank and updated regularly, provides information on where to find free food and basic necessities throughout the county. Pantry locations, contact numbers, and hours are included. Visit the resources page to download a pantry map that lists food, baby, and senior pantries all over Anne Arundel County.
OIC of Anne Arundel County ESL Classes
Free virtual ESL classes at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Call OIC’s partner, the Center of Help (Centro de Ayuda), at 410-295-3434 to enroll.
AACPL Online English Conversation Club
Thursday, September 24, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, on Zoom
Registration required & opens on September 10.
https://www.aacpl.net/event/english-conversation-club-241559
Also scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
Registration required & opens on October 8
https://www.aacpl.net/event/english-conversation-club-241563
and Thursday, November 19, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Registration required & opens on November 5.
https://www.aacpl.net/event/english-conversation-club-241569
Language Exchange at Busch Annapolis Library
Saturday, October 24, 3 – 4:30 pm, in the library cafe
https://www.aacpl.net/event/intercambio-de-idiomaslanguage-exchange-240108
Language Exchange at Linthicum Library
Monday, October 12, 6 – 7 pm
https://www.aacpl.net/event/language-exchangeintercambio-de-idiomas-238076
also occurs on Monday, November 9, 6 – 7 pm
https://www.aacpl.net/event/language-exchangeintercambio-de-idiomas-238078
Language Exchange at Brooklyn Park Library
Wednesday, October 21, 6 – 7:30 pm
https://www.aacpl.net/event/language-exchangeintercambio-de-idiomas-241782
also occurs on Wednesday, November 18, 6 – 7:30 pm
https://www.aacpl.net/event/language-exchangeintercambio-de-idiomas-241783
AACLC’s English Conversation Group in Eastport
Monday, September 28, 5 – 7 pm
Seeds 4 Success office
The group is most suited to Spanish speakers, and space is limited to 15 people. The evening features a welcoming atmosphere, enjoyable conversation, games, and light refreshments. Literacy Council tutors or students should email Mary Ellen if they plan to attend.
AACLC’s Crofton English Conversation Group
Gathers 2nd Wednesdays:
Wednesday, October 14, 5 – 7 pm
Wednesday, November 11, 5 – 7 pm
Crofton Library
The group is open to all English language learners. The evening features a welcoming atmosphere, enjoyable conversation, games, and light refreshments. Literacy Council tutors or students should email Matthew if they plan to attend.
Only a few days until our book fair this Saturday, September 26!
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 much more.
Thank you to reading enthusiasts for donating from throughout Anne Arundel County, and to the local businesses supporting the book fair with sponsorships and gifts. We couldn’t do this without such generosity and the work of our team of summer volunteers who coordinated, collected, sorted, and stored books.
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
Literacy Council partner, Seeds 4 Success, is holding its annual back-to-school supply drive. If you’d like to purchase items for Seeds 4 Success participants, please visit the organization’s wishlist. Thank you for your support!
Heritage Harbour Fitness Club Supports Our Work
Also in July, the Morning Fitness Club at Heritage Harbour in Annapolis raised $1,000 for our free programs. The Morning Fitness Club is committed to contributing on a regular basis to the welfare of humans and animals in the Annapolis community. Thank you, Heritage Harbour supporters!
The Literacy Council was honored to accept a gift of nearly $3,000 from Sherwood Forest neighbors through the community’s Giving Tree Project. Friends and neighbors gathered for a social occasion and donated funds to support the Literacy Council’s work. We are grateful for this kind and generous gift.
