A new home for the bookstore and training

Since June 2007 when LLC decided to wind-down its national operations and to surrender its charitable status, the Board of Directors and National Office staff have dedicated our efforts to ensuring that two of LLC’s core assets would be preserved. The continuity of the New Readers Bookstore and the Training and Certification program was a key focus of all our efforts during the past nine months.

On February 4, 2008, LLC reached an agreement to transfer both the New Readers Bookstore and the Training and Certification program to Frontier College.

Closing the National Office

LLC’s National Office will close on April 24, 2008. In the meantime, staff will be addressing all of LLC’s legal and financial obligations and disposing of its assets. You can reach the office by phone and e-mail (see page 7 for details). Please note that the toll-free number for national office is no longer available. LLC’s national website will redirect visitors to Frontier College until the end of 2008.

The New Readers Bookstore

Assets of the New Readers Bookstore, including the book inventory, were transferred to Frontier College as of March 2008. LLC has also provided Frontier College with the contact information for all current NRB customers and suppliers. The Frontier College New Readers Bookstore will be accepting customer orders as of March 3, 2008. Please see the final page of this newsletter for more information.

LLC/NRB staff will be available until April 24 via phone and e-mail (see page 7 for details).

LLC’s Training and Certification

A revised Literacy Trainers Manual (in CDROM format) will be mailed to all active trainers by mid-March 2008.

Frontier College is most interested in working with LLC trainers. Key components of LLC’s Trainer Certification process and the Laubach Enhanced Training System (LETS) have been transferred to Frontier College.

As an LLC trainer, you will have the choice to opt out of having your contact information transferred from LC to Frontier College. A detailed notice about the transfer of LLC trainer information will be included in the CD package. Please watch for its delivery, as your opportunity to respond will be time-limited.

LLC tutors who are working with students in a province where there is a strong provincial Laubach organization will continue to enjoy that support. For tutors in communities where the local council is no longer active and where you wish to tutor students, Frontier College, with offices across Canada, is most interested in connecting with you! Since LLC has not transferred its tutor database details to Frontier College, please be sure to contact Frontier College directly to establish this connection.

“We have no final method yet, expecting to be forever dissatisfied, to beware of adhering too closely to any one theory or authority, to study all methods, to try those that look most promising, to adopt what is best, to improve on them where possible…” –Frank C. Laubach

Support for LLC's legacy continues south of the border

From our first efforts to address literacy at a community level, though our rise as a national literacy organization and major provider of literacy resources in Canada, LLC has enjoyed the ongoing support of
ProLiteracy Worldwide (formerly Laubach Literacy International) based in Syracuse, New York.

Dennis Cook, vice-president of publishing for ProLiteracy Worldwide and executive director of New Readers Press, says he is sorry to see ProLiteracy’s long-standing relationship with LLC come to an end.

“We are looking forward to developing a relationship with the Frontier College New Readers Bookstore and its customers throughout Canada that will be as positive as our long-time relationship with LLC, ” he said.

For our part, LLC extends its deep and heartfelt thanks to ProLiteracy for its past support and encouragement. We also appreciate its willingness to extend the same support to Frontier College.