'The Truth About Reading' A Documentary Screening
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Please join the San Diego Council on Literacy and the San Diego Public Library for a screening of "The Truth About Reading," a new eye-opening documentary from Emmy-Award® winning director Nick Nanton and produced by San Diego-based nonprofit, the John Corcoran Foundation! Tuesday July 16 at 4:30 p.m. at the San Diego Central Library (Downtown) Neil Morgan Library Auditorium, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego.
"The Truth About Reading" looks at the illiteracy problem in America, highlighting people who learned to read as adults, and sharing proposed solutions for working towards a future where every child learns to read proficiently. Following the film screening, we’ll be joined by John Corcoran, author of "The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read," for a discussion.
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San Diego Central Public Library
San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common, opened its doors to a new building, a 497,654 square feet on September 28, 2013. The New facility has over 400 computer devices, 22 study rooms, a charter high school, 3D printer (maker lab), auditorium, teen center, homework center, Veteran’s Resource Center, art gallery, rare book room, children’s library, café and much more. The San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common is the heart of the City of San Diego Public Library system, and a major cultural and recreational facility that provides a wide variety of services to San Diego residents and the 35-branch library system. The San Diego Public Library collection consists of • More than 5.3 million books, including e-books, and audio-visual materials • 3,138 periodical subscriptions • 1.6 million government documents; and • More than 265,295 books in 25 languages other than English
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