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
Michelle Harrell Washington
(Staff Liaison,
February 1, 2013, to
July 1, 2017)
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Resources
Public Posts from ALA Connect
- ALA Committee on Literacy - Midwinter 2013 Documents
- Committee on Literacy All-Subcommittee Planning Meeting
- Literacy Assembly Meeting and Committee on Literacy Meeting
- Committee on Literacy, All Subcommittee Planning Meeting (ALA)
- Committee on Literacy and Literacy Assembly Meeting (ALA)
- 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)
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.
