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The St. Joseph County Literacy Council is active in our communities, participating in events and programs to spread the word about our availability to help adults learn to read. You can see the highlights of our efforts in the following articles.

For a visual history of the Literacy Council, visit our Flickr page!

The Literacy Council goes on Pinterest

12/26/2015

The St. Joseph County Literacy Council gets a Pinterest account.  

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The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission Awards a Literacy Grant!

12/24/2015

The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission has awarded a grant to be used by the Literacy Councils of Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun and St. Joseph Counties.  The grant is part of the Southwest Michigan Regional Prosperity Initiative ((“RPI”).

Tags: Grant, SW Michigan Planning Commission

St. Joseph County Literacy Council helps sponsor an Adult Literacy Seminar

11/25/2015

The St. Joseph County Literacy Council joins in sponsoring an adult literacy seminar.

Tags: literacy, Seminar

Someone Taught You to Read

Working with Pro Literacy
11/20/2015

The St. Joseph Literacy Council works with Pro Literacy to help elimiate illiteracy in this country.  

Tags: Posters, Pro Literacy

Three Rivers Library Book Sale

10/10/2015

The St. Joseph County Literacy Council held a fund raising book sale at the Three Rivers Library.  Thank you to the Library and to all those who helped make this event possible and successful.

Tags: Book sale, Fund raising event, Library

Grange Fair 2015

St. Joseph County Literacy Council at the Grange Fair
9/15/2015

St. Joseph County Literacy Council has a booth at the 2015 Grange Fair in Centreville.

Tags: Booth, Grange

St. Joseph County Literacy Council works with the Boy Scouts

Fill the shelves to promote literacy
9/9/2015

Sean Connelly promotes literacy by building shelves for under priviledged people.  

Tags: book shelves, boy scouts

St. Joseph County Literacy Council receives a Grant from Omni Credit Union!

Omni Credit Union gives a Grant to the Literacy Council
8/15/2015

Omni Credit Union gives a grant to help the St. Joseph County Literacy Council.  Their help is greatly appreciated!

Tags: Grant, Omni Credit Union

I'm a Volunteer

5/25/2015

Thank you to a valuable tutor.

Tags: Certificate, volunteer

A Helping Hand with Reading

Students with "Little Free Library"
5/22/2015

Great Start Reading program students pose with one of the St. Joseph County Literacy Council "Little Free Libraries"

Tags: Great Start Readiness Program, Little Free Library