Explore International Literacy Day at Shreve Memorial Library

Samantha Bonnette
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In Shreve Memorial Library’s most recent strategic plan, the library established five service priorities on which to focus efforts. One of those service priorities was and still is lifelong learning and information fluency. The library is committed to making sure that our patrons have the resources they need to explore topics of interest, have the skills to search for, locate, evaluate and effectively use information, and have the ability to continue to learn throughout their lives. To that end, Shreve Memorial Library is joining organizations around the globe in celebrating International Literacy Day on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

International Literacy Day is an annual celebration to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of human rights and to bring awareness to the literacy gaps in society. According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at least 773 million adults worldwide lack basic literacy skills today. The 2020 International Literacy Day event will focus on literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond with a focus on the role of educators and changing teaching methods, highlighting literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective for youth and adults.

While restrictions due to COVID-19 have limited the library’s ability to offer in-branch learning courses, Shreve Memorial Library still has a vast amount of resources available online to assist with lifelong learning for all ages. Children are encouraged to enroll in reading programs such as 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and the new Virtual Field Trips program mentioned in last week’s article. Homework Louisiana provides online tutoring in over 60 courses daily for students in kindergarten through college as well as assistance to adult learners through the Adult Education and Career Center. Those looking to further skills and creativity can do so with help from Creativebug and Lynda.com, both available free with a Shreve Memorial Library card. For those who are not computer savvy, the library’s e-branch offers Digital Learn, a free resource that contains basic lessons in using computers, as well as online video tutorials to show you how to use the library’s many digital resources.

As a reminder, all Shreve Memorial Library branches offer free Wi-Fi and public computer use for those who are not able to access online resources from home. The libraries also have another great resource to aid in lifelong learning – our staff. Library staff can help you find the resources you need, guide you through how to use them, and answer any questions you may have. At Shreve Memorial Library, we want you to never stop learning and always dream, discover, do.

All Shreve Memorial Library branches will be closed Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7. We wish everyone a very safe and happy Labor Day holiday!

What’s New at the Library

The Answer Is…: Reflections On My Life by Alex Trebek (non-fiction)

Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career. Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. Last year, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance, encouragement, and prayers. For over three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. “I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” he writes in The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life.

MARVEL Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook by Justin Warner (non-fiction)

Feast your way through the world of MARVEL comics with celebrity chef Justin Warner in MARVEL Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook. Prepare to eat like a MARVEL Super Hero with MARVEL Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook. Chef Justin Warner invites you to pull up a chair and explore the MARVEL Universe through these creative dishes inspired by MARVEL’s heroes. Based on MARVEL’s hit digital series hosted by Warner, this ultimate compendium of recipes will feature dishes that span a variety of skill levels including: Phoenix Hot Chicken and Egg Bowl; Storm’s Tournedos; Dazzler’s Glittering Pizza Bagels; Hulk Smashed Potatoes; and Green Goblin Pumpkin Bombs. With sixty recipes inspired by MARVEL’s Comics’ rich history, MARVEL Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook offers something delicious for fans from every corner of the multiverse.

Chasing the White Lion by James R. Hannibal (fiction)

Young CIA officer Talia Inger has reconciled with the man who assassinated her father, but that doesn’t mean she wants him hovering over her every move and unearthing the painful past she’s trying to put behind her. Still, she’ll need him – and the help of his star grafter, Valkyrie – if she hopes to infiltrate the Jungle, the first ever crowdsourced crime syndicate, to rescue a group of kidnapped refugee children. But as Talia and her elite team of thieves con their way into the heart of the Jungle, inching ever closer to syndicate boss the White Lion, she’ll run right up against the ragged edge of her family’s dark past. In this game of cat and mouse, it’s win… or die. And in times like that, it’s always good to have someone watching your back. Former tactical deception officer and stealth pilot James Hannibal takes you deep undercover into the criminal underworld where everyone has an angle and no one escapes unscathed.

Samantha Bonnette is Marketing & Development Manager at Shreve Memorial Library.

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