Literacy

First Book - Monroe County

URL	https://secure3.convio.net/book/site/Donation2?df_id=1344&1344.donation=form1
Contact	Akola Krishnan (Chairwoman)
Phone	812-322-7918
Description	A recognized leader in social enterprise, First Book has pioneered groundbreaking channels to provide new books and educational resources at deeply reduced prices - and for free - to schools and programs serving children in need.
Subjects	Children Literacy Reading

Broadview Learning Center (BLC)

URL	http://www.adult.mccsc.edu/
Contact	Sherry D. Dick (Director)
Phone	330-7731
Address	705 W. Coolidge Dr. Bloomington, IN 47403
Hours	Office hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Description	The Monroe County Community School Corporation Adult Education program offers individualized instruction and guidance to teen and adult learners who seek to improve basic skills or learn new ones to create better opportunities for themselves and their families. The Broadview Learning Center offers the following services: FREE Adult Basic Education/GED Preparation Classes FREE ESL (English as a Second Language) classes FREE Teen Learning Center (TLC) Programs Workforce Development Evening Computer Classes Volunteer Training and Opportunities
Subjects	Adult Education Employment English as a Second Language General Educational Development tests. Literacy Tutors and Tutoring Volunteers

Boxcar Books

URL	http://www.boxcarbooks.org/
Contact	Steven (General Coordinator)
Phone	(812) 339-8710
Email	boxcar [at] boxcarbooks [dot] org
Hours	Monday-Friday 11am-9pm, Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm
Description	Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc. is a volunteer run, non-profit organization that exists to provide new and used books, zines, magazines, and comics on topics of social justice, independent media, and fiction for the community. Boxcar Books sends literature of all types, free of charge, to prisoners in the Midwest. It also provides a meeting space for community and literary groups. Boxcar Books is affiliated with the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, which can be found at http://www.pagestoprisoners.org/.
Subjects	Literacy Volunteers

Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL)

URL	http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/vital
Phone	349-3173
Email	vital [at] monroe [dot] lib [dot] in [dot] us
Address	Monroe County Public Library 303 E. Kirkwood Bloomington, IN 47408
Description	VITAL offers the following services: One-to-one tutoring - Trained tutors help individual learners set goals, gain essential literacy skills, and increase their confidence. New Reader Support Group - An opportunity for new readers to gather and exchange their thoughts and ideas in a supportive and confidential group Additional Tutor Training - In-services are offered in the area of computing, GED tutoring, Laubach Method, and English as a second language Introduction to Tutoring for Volunteers Brown Bag Lunches
Subjects	Adult Education English as a Second Language General Educational Development tests. Literacy Tutors and Tutoring Volunteers

RSVP America Reads

URL	http://www.bloomingtononline.net/directory/showphoto.php?p=1816
Contact	Michelle Martin Colman (Coordinator)
Phone	(812) 322-1500
Email	mmartin [at] area10agency [dot] org
Description	America Reads tutors assist children with spelling, writing, and reading and make lasting differences in the lives of local youth.
Subjects	Literacy Reading Volunteers