Staff will be transitioning at our Schenectady Public Library office. Yes, the renovations at the main branch have been completed…almost! The whole facility looks lovely and very inviting. While we still have some questions about access to our Literacy office space by our volunteers, we can share the following updates:
- Lunette Dickey from our Glens Falls office did a truly amazing job rebuilding our office in the midst of library renovations and with the loss of June O’Connor. Lunette was able to reorganize the files and the administration, creating a filing system, restructuring our tutoring library and completing all our student post testing. Many thanks to you, Lunette, and to all your wonderful Glens Falls volunteers who staffed that office over the past several months!
- We are ready to launch a new office, in tandem with the “new” library opening!
- I am extremely pleased to announce that Judy Smith has agreed to take the position of Schenectady County Program Coordinator. This is a part time position. Judy will be at the Schenectady office on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday starting immediately. Judy’s skill set will be very valuable to volunteers and students. She has extensive background with adult learners having taught reading, writing, and GED. She also has administrative, managerial and human service experience. She comes highly recommended by Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County, where she tutored adult learners and oversaw a business/community reading program for several years. We particularly appreciate her commitment to learning, her passion for literacy and her commitment to serve the Schenectady community. In addition to building a strong program office for volunteers and students, she will focus on community outreach and partnering. Judy will be in touch with each of you to support your tutoring and volunteer efforts. Her email address is and her phone number is 518.452.3382
- Please stop by the new office and introduce yourself!
- For your fall planning, we will be offering tutor training in October. We also plan to add beginning and intermediate ELL conversation groups and at least one US Citizenship class. If you are interested in “refreshing” your tutoring skills by attending tutor training and/or might like to chat about teaching a conversation class or the Citizenship class, let us know. It will be an exciting year!
