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September 2, 2017 by Gary Price

Library of Congress Announces Winners of 2017 Literacy Awards

September 2, 2017 by Gary Price

Note: A video recording of the last night’s Library of Congress National Book Festival gala is embedded at the bottom of this post.
The video includes the presentation of the 2017 Literacy Awards along with presentations by:

  • Fantasy-sci-fi novelist Diana Gabaldon (“Outlander” series)
  • Historian David McCullough (“The American Spirit”)
  • Children’s book author Reshma Saujani (“Girls Who Code”),
  • Nonfiction writer Margot Lee Shetterly (“Hidden Figures”)
  • Triller writer Scott Turow (“Testimony”).

From LC:

2017-09-02_11-47-10Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the winners of the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards [last night] at the Library of Congress National Book Festival gala.
Three organizations received awards from Hayden and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein: the Children’s Literacy Initiative; the National Center for Families and Learning; and Pratham Books.
Originated by Rubenstein in 2013, the Literacy Awards honor organizations working to promote literacy and reading in the United States and worldwide. The awards recognize groups doing exemplary, innovative and replicable work, and they spotlight the need for the global community to unite in striving for universal literacy.
“Literacy is the first line of defense against so many problems—unemployment, hunger, poor health—and gives people a foundation for a brighter future,” Hayden said. “Through the generosity of David M. Rubenstein, the Library of Congress is proud to honor these exemplary organizations for their continued efforts to raise reading levels. Their work is moving and truly life-changing, and it is our privilege to recognize them here tonight.”
Rubenstein is the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of The Carlyle Group. He is a major benefactor of the Library of Congress and the chairman of the Library’s lead donor group, the James Madison Council.
Prizes and Recipients

  • David M. Rubenstein Prize ($150,000): Children’s Literacy Initiative, Philadelphia

Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) works with pre-K through third-grade teachers to improve early literacy instruction so children become powerful readers, writers and thinkers. CLI creates a sustainable, school-wide culture of literacy that introduces students to the joys of reading, writing and lifelong learning. The organization coaches teachers one-on-one and in small groups in the classroom—providing demonstrations and feedback that help teachers incorporate effective literacy practices into their daily work with students. It stocks classrooms with learning materials and collections of high-quality children’s literature and extends its services with online professional development resources. CLI provides workshops and seminars to build a teacher’s knowledge of literacy content and pedagogy.

  • American Prize ($50,000): National Center for Families Learning, Louisville, Kentucky

Established in 1989 by its current president, Sharon Darling, the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) works to eliminate poverty through educational solutions for families. Throughout its 28-year history, NCFL has changed the lives of millions of families across the country by providing literacy strategies, programming and resources. Engaging multiple generations together has been a fundamental and distinguishing aspect of NCFL’s work, because it knows this creates a stronger impact and greater success for families.

  • International Prize ($50,000): Pratham Books, Bangalore, India

Established with the mission of “a book in every child’s hand,” Pratham Books has helped millions of children have access to engaging, affordable, multilingual books. In order to scale the creation and distribution of multilingual content, Pratham Books launched StoryWeaver, India’s first open-source, digital repository of multilingual stories. All content on StoryWeaver is openly licensed. Users can read, download, print and share stories for free as well as use tools embedded on the platform to create and translate content into local languages.
The Library of Congress Literacy Awards program is also honoring 15 organizations for their implementation of best practices in literacy promotion. These organizations are:

  • The Asia Foundation, San Francisco
  • Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Center for Teaching and Learning, Edgecomb, Maine
  • Centre for Knowledge Assistance and Community Development, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • CODE, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • CommonLit Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities/PRIME TIME, New Orleans
  • Reading Partners, Oakland, California
  • Reading Works Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Sealaska Heritage Institute, Juneau, Alaska
  • Serve Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • State Library of Western Australia – Better Beginnings Family Literacy Program, Perth, Australia
  • Story Share Inc., Boston
  • Tales and Travel Memories, Elgin, Illinois
  • Yayasan Sulinama, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia


See Also: Literacy Awards Winners and Honorees and Best Practices (2013-2016)

Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Video Recordings

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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