Committee on Literacy
Charge
To develop and recommend the association's policies related to the promotion of literacy; to develop and encourage the development of programs, educational opportunities, and other resources that assist librarians and libraries in promoting literacy; to raise the awareness of literacy within the association; to work cooperatively with the literacy assembly, the office for literacy and outreach services and its advisory committee, and other ALA units, including the Washington Office, on efforts that have a literacy focus; to develop and maintain partnerships with national literacy organizations.
Roster
Juliet I. Machie
(Chair,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2012)
Dr. Sandra Dobbins Andrews
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2013)
Barbara L. Flynn
(Member,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Elizabeth Friese
(Member,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Terri G. Kirk
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2013)
Juliet I. Machie
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2012)
Victoria Schwoebel
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2013)
Amanda Louise Sharpe
(Member,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
Patricia H. Smith
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2013)
Hilda K. Weisburg
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2013)
Sarah E. McDaniel
(ACRL Liaison,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2012)
Ellyses L. Kuan
(Intern,
July 1, 2011, to
June 30, 2013)
Laura S. Oanes
(Intern,
July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2012)
John Amundsen
(Staff Liaison,
July 30, 2010, to
July 30, 2012)
Dr. Dale P. Lipschultz
(Staff Liaison,
July 1, 2007, to
June 30, 2012)
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Resources
Public Posts from ALA Connect
- 2011 USCAL Digital Literacy Panel: Digital Literacy Skills, Tools, and Opportunities to Reshape Adult Literacy Learning and Instruction
- Adult Literacy @ your library
- Digital Literacy: Opportunities and Challenges
- Committee on Literacy All-Subcommittee Planning Meeting (ALA)
- Literacy Assembly Meeting and Committee on Literacy Meeting (ALA)
- 2011-12 Committee on Literacy Handbook
- 2011 Annual Coneference - Committee on Literacy Minutes and Chair Report
- Video - Making the Literacy Connection: A Call to Action from ALA Committee on Literacy Chair Juliet I. Machie
- Become a Member of Literacy for All
- Post of Questions to Literacy for All
Composition
The Committee on Literacy consists of 10 members appointed by the Committee on Appointments, in cooperation with the ALA president-elect, serving 2 year staggered terms and led by a chair, appointed annually.
Subcommittees & Task Forces
- Literacy Assembly
- Literacy Providers Subcommittee
- Literacy Program Subcommittee
- Research-to-Practice Discussion Group
Definition of Literacy
Adopted by the Committee on Literacy June 24, 2005, at its meeting during ALA Annual Conference in Chicago:
[Literacy is defined as the ability to use] "printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's knowledge and potential." United States Department of Education, 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.
