Events

Tech teams compete in 6th Annual LTAB

Monday, October 27th, 2008

XNS? MSDP? TCP/IP? Are you as lost as we are?
Well, tech teams that hailed from all around Louisville weren’t. They all excelled at this year’s Louisville Technology Acronym Bee (LTAB), a fundraising event presented by Republic Bank that benefited NCFL. Corporate IT teams competed in the spelling bee-like competition to see who knew the most […]

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A special thanks to Republic Bank

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

 
NCFL would like to express our sincere thanks and excitement that Republic Bank has stepped up to the role of title sponsor of the 2008 Louisville Technology Acronym Bee (LTAB)!
The LTAB is our exclusive annual fundraising event held NCFL’s hometown of Louisville, KY. Since its inception six years ago, this competition/event has raised over $80,000 […]

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A night of storytelling fun at Mini-Versity

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Last Thursday evening, more than 30 families came to Louisville’s Mini-Versity to learn more about supporting their children’s literacy through storytelling. Storytelling is an easy way to support vocabulary development for young children.Despite the 95 degree weather, the families were all excited. Parents and children participated in a storytelling/story reading workshop where they told personal […]

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Our friends from Better World Books!

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

NCFL’s own Emily Kirkpatrick met up with some friends from Better World Books at the 2008 ALA Conference.
We are pleased to work with libraries across the country to support literacy!

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Enjoy Golf and Support NCFL!

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

NCFL has received two tickets from the 2008 Ryder Cup Charitable Ticket Program, and you can bid on them right now on eBay!
The winning bidder will receive two Season Tickets to the 2008 Ryder Cup right here in Louisville, September 16-21, 2008. Each Season Ticket will allow access to the grounds all six days of […]

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LCCC receives 3,000 books!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Yesterday, a few of us from NCFL gathered at Louisville Central Community Center (LCCC) for a special event…a donation of 3,000 books!
The books were a donation from the Half Pint Library, a book donation program sponsored annually by Half-Price Books. This is the second year that LCCC was the Louisville beneficiary of this program.
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San Antonio TFLP

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Hola, espero que todos estén aprovechando el Literacy Now Blog de NCFL. Quisiera compartir con ustedes una linda experiencia que tuve recientemente en San Antonio…continúo en inglés…*
I was recently in San Antonio, Texas, conducting a technical assistance visit with our three Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) schools, Bob Hope Elementary, Sky Harbour Elementary and Sun […]

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Great trainings offered this August

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Kick Off Your New School Year with Professional Development from NCFL!
Foundations in Family Literacy
August 5 - 6
Learn about the four components of family literacy services-Children’s Education, Adult Education, Parent Time, and Parent and Child Together (PACT) Time-and the research that supports intergenerational literacy development. Perfect for those new to the field of family literacy, but […]

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A Novel Way to Help

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Change your oil, exchange a book - it’s “A Novel Way to Help.”
And it’s a program that area Toyota dealers are participating in to promote family literacy and NCFL. Traffic Builders, Better World Books, and NCFL have partnered with 46 Toyota dealerships across 5 states for a new program, A Novel Way to Help.When […]

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