| | Local Business |
| | · | Chain stores |
| | · | New and used bookstores |
| | · | Office supply stores |
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| | Local nonprofit and other organizations |
| | · | Goodwill stores |
| | · | Salvation Army stores |
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| | Local and state literacy councils  |
| | National service resources |
| | · | Other national service programs and staff |
| | · | LEARNS Web site and National Service Resource Center Web site, as well as other national training and technical assistance providers |
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| | Parents and community members |
| | Professional organizations  |
| | Public library |
| | School resources |
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| Research Hint |
| By joining professional and other organizations that promote literacy, you can expand your access to resources. Organizations such as the International Reading Association or Literacy Volunteers of America have useful publications that keep you current on news, research, and events. These publications and events can enhance your knowledge and practice. |
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| What others have done |
| As a special project, volunteers with Durham County Literacy Council in North Carolina recorded books in order to expand the organization's collection of books on tape.
An AmeriCorps program in Laramie, Wyoming, coordinates an annual literacy fair. The project coordinator uses her membership in ZONTA International -- an organization that works to improve the condition of women throughout the world -- to get information, ideas, and materials to help plan and put on the event. Local and chain bookstores donate books, bookmarks, and gift certificates as prizes and promotionals.
Building Reciprocity: In Jackson, Wyoming, the public library turned to the Teton Literacy Project, a VISTA sponsor and America Reads program, when the library wanted to expand its Spanish-language holdings. TLP drew on its own resources and talked to others in the community to give the library a long list of recommended books. |
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