Organization: The Centre for Literacy of Quebec

The Centre for Literacy of Quebec:

• Houses the second largest resource collection in Canada, of materials and information on all aspects of literacy, basic skills and media education. Books, papers and audio-visual materials can be borrowed or viewed free of charge. Circulating resource trunks are available on themes such as Learning Disabilities or Numeracy/Technology.
• aintains an extensive selection of basic skills software for preview on site.
• Sustains a dynamic web site on the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) with current activities, publications and list of resources.
• Publishes materials, including a widely-read quarterly newsletter, Literacy Across the Curriculum / Media Focus, Working Papers on Literacy and occasional research reports.
• Sponsors workshops and seminars.
• Offers customized training and public events.
• Hosts international conferences and an annual Summer Institute.
• Facilitates focus groups and does research on readability.
• Consults on issues such as "workforce education", "literacy and health," and literacy and technology."
• Works in partnership with numerous local, national and international literacy and community organizations in ongoing programs and on specific projects.

General services/resources offered by the Centre for Literacy of Quebec:

Library Collection
A library of resource materials useful for literacy practitioners and researchers is available. There is a broad focus on multiple literacies including family, children, women, native, workplace, as well as numeracy, adult basic skills, learning disabilities and learning. The library has a wide range of curriculum materials, activity manuals, teacher manuals, easy-to-read materials, video and audiotapes, and basic skills reading material.

Materials can be borrowed from the Centre for Literacy, or accessed online. The Centre for Literacy also lends across Canada to clients connected to literacy or educational organizations.

The library collection is online: www.nald.ca/province/que/litcent/catalogue