The Gift of Literacy: A Testament to the Power of Public Libraries

From the Los Angeles Times: The story of an illiterate adult man who learned to read because of a public literacy program at the Corona Public Library. Now he sits on the Corona-Norco Unified School District Board of Education.  Make no mistake about it: If we allow private, for-profit companies like LSSI to take over our libraries, as is happening in the cities of Camarillo and Santa Clarita, valuable programs like this one will disappear. 
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: From Illiterate to Role Model