Committee on Literacy -- Subcommittee

I went to this meeting mainly to hear about the plans that the Committee on Literacy has regarding its summer session at ALA Annual about Digital Literacy. The discussion on digital literacy was very interesting. The point was made that in order to achieve digital literacy, adults must be functionally literate. The discussion also continued, with the chair of the group stressing that libraries have to be part of the conversation when it comes to literacy. We also had visits from the President Elect of ALA, Maureen Sullivan, as well as a member of the ALA executive board. Maureen is a large proponent of the work the Committee on Literacy is doing. We were also again encouraged to sign the White House petition to include school libraries in the re-authorization of The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Have you signed it yet?