Adult Literacy-Second Start

Second Start helps adults reach their literacy goals. In 1984, the Oakland Public Library started one of the original library-based adult literacy p Second Start offers a confidential setting in which adults with low skill levels are able to get a "s...

Second Start helps adults reach their literacy goals. In 1984, the Oakland Public Library started one of the original library-based adult literacy p Second Start offers a confidential setting in which adults with low skill levels are able to get a "second start" at learning, for free. Adult students meet on-to-one with volunteer tutors. They can also participate in the computer learning lab and in family literacy programming if they are parents or have children in their lives. Small learning groups focusing on reading, spelling, math, and book discussions are also available to adult literacy students enrolled in the program.