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Join
the Literacy Council of Scioto County in celebrating the joys of reading!
Although National Literacy Month has come and gone, we at the LCSC believe
that literacy is something to be celebrated throughout the year. We encourage
you to pick up a book and join us - whether you’re reading for yourself or
reading to a child. Or if you’d like to find some other ways to become
involved, here are a few suggestions from the LCSC: ·
Show
your support of public libraries by getting a library card, using their many
free services and participating in their many programs. Click here to see what’s going on at your
local branch of the Portsmouth Public Library. ·
Volunteer
for a literacy program and help make a difference in the lives of children
and adults in Scioto County. Use our provider
directory to find an organization that can use your help. ·
Watch
a movie! More than half of this year’s most popular DVD releases were based
on a book or short story. So rent the movie, and then read the book that
inspired it! Here’s a list
of some recent movie and DVD releases that are based on books. ·
Share your story of “the book that got you hooked.”
What was the first book that inspired your love of reading? Was it a trip to
a hair-raising quest to slay dragons and warlocks? Or was it something as
simple as The Cat in the Hat? Our
friends at The Literacy Site are offering you the chance to not only share
your reading memories, but also to provide a first book to children around
the world. Just go to their website, and click
on the orange button. Of
course, there are hundreds of other ways to celebrate literacy in our lives
on a daily basis. But however you choose to participate, the LCSC salutes you
and wishes you good reading! Did You Know? In
addition to classics such as M*A*S*H and Sex
and the City, many of today’s most popular TV series are based on popular
books. Here’s a short list of just a few of them: Bones (FOX): Based on
the Temperance Brennan books by real life forensic anthropologist, Kathy
Reichs True Blood (HBO): Based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries books by Charlaine Harris Dexter (Showtime): Based
on the novels by Jeff Lindsay Legend of the
Seeker (Syndication):
Based on The Sword of Truth series
by Terry Goodkind Gossip Girl (The CW): Based on
the Cecily von Ziegesar series of the same name Army Wives (Lifetime): Based
on the book Army Wives: The Unwritten
Code of Military Marriage by Tanya Biank Flashforward (ABC) Based on the science fiction
novel by Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer The Vampire Diaries (The CW): Based on
the series of the same name by L.J.Smith The No. 1
Ladies' Detective Agency (HBO): Based on Alexander McCall Smith's series of books by the
same name Did
we miss your favorite? If so, drop us a line at director@literacyscioto.org,
and we’ll add it to the list. |
Literacy
Council of Scioto County For
more information: LCSC
Board of Trustees
The Literacy Council of Scioto County is a 501 (c)
3 Non Profit organization. Use Goodsearch
to search the Internet. Choose the
Literacy Council as your charity and earn funds for Council programs! |
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