The Winter Park Public Library has a special event planned in celebration of their 125th Anniversary:

Author Luncheon with Mystery Writer Tim Dorsey
    

New York Times Bestselling mystery/thriller writer Tim Dorsey will entertain and enlighten as he regales us with tales about bringing to life his trademark character Serge Storms, star of 12 previous novels and a thirteenth due in January 2011.

A delicious lunch will be provided by the chefs at the Interlachen Country Club.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 22; 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Winter Park Interlachen Country Club

TICKETS: $57.50 — includes lunch and a signed copy of Dorsey’s most recent novel, Gator-A-Go-Go — available August 18 at www.wppl.org/timdorsey at at the Library. Corporate tables of 10 are available for $650 and include preferred seating, signage and recognition at event.

Dorsey will be available after the program to personalize books and sign additional copies. All proceeds benefit the Winter Park Public Library.

Contact Mary Gail Coffee at mgcoffee@wppl.org or 407-623-3486 for more information.

Adult Literacy League and BB&T host Open House to celebrate

International Literacy Day on September 8, 2010

For more than 42 years, the Adult Literacy League (www.adultliteracyleague.org) has helped thousands of Central Florida adults gain employment and economic self-sufficiency and reach personal goals by providing free instruction and tutoring in reading, writing, and overall adult education. 

The League provides classes and one-to-one tutoring for adults by trained volunteers.  Tutoring is the most effective way to teach an adult to read, and currently 400+ adults are being tutored by volunteers.    

However, more than 100 men and women are on the waiting list for a literacy tutor, so more volunteer literacy tutors are desperately needed.

If you’ve ever wondered what it is like to tutor an adult in reading or English language literacy, make plans to attend the Adult Literacy League’s Open House on International Literacy Day, September 8, 2010 between 4 and 7 p.m.   The League is located at 345 W. Michigan Street, Suite 100, Orlando, FL  32806.

Guests will learn about:  1) volunteering for literacy, 2) services offered by the Adult Literacy League and 3) how literacy instruction literally changes lives and improves our community.  Current tutors and students will be on hand to answer questions.

This free event is sponsored by BB&T Bank and is open to the general public.   Refreshments will be served.   To register to attend, please call 407-422-1540 or send an email to:  info@adultliteracyleague.org

One in five Central Floridians reads at a fifth grade level or below.  Reading at this level is not sufficient to pass the GED test.  65% of all prison inmates read below a fifth grade level.  People who lack literacy skills are unable to keep a job with family-sustaining income, which makes them dependent on public assistance.  

Operating six days a week and serving Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, the Adult Literacy League offers the only proven road out of poverty, crime and unemployment:  improved education.    Currently the agency serves more than 1,000 adults with literacy instruction and reaches more than 350 low-income, pre-school children with its Read to Me! family literacy program.