Wisconsin Agencies

Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.    —   Foster partnerships between healthcare professionals and residents of Wisconsin to increase access and enhance understanding of health information and services literacy leaders. Community-based Literacy Programs in Wisconsin  is a list of Wisconsin Literacy member agencies providing adult, family and workplace literacy programs statewide.

The Wisconsin Child Care Information Center (CCIC) is a mail-order lending library and information clearinghouse serving anyone in Wisconsin working in the field of child care and early childhood education. Our goal is to help Wisconsin child care professionals give the best possible start to Wisconsin's children.

Program Resources

Born to Read - The Association of Library Services to Children helps expectant and new parents become aware that reading to a baby from birth is critical to every baby's growth and well being. A resource page of inspiration and ideas is available for parents and the librarians that serve them.

BuildLiteracy.org  —  BuildLiteracy is an online resource from American Library Association for libraries offering adult literacy services.

Family and Child Education  —  The FACE program serves American Indian families with children from birth to grade three and is supported by the Bureau of Indian Education.

ProLiteracy Worldwide - The new organization representing the merger of Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America.

Reading Is Fun - This nonprofit literacy organization prepares and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most.

Thinkfinity Literacy Network - Offers free online literacy courses to potential and existing volunteer literacy tutors.

Talk Story —  The Talk Story program is a tool kit for librarians to share the richness and diversity of American culture with new readers, in books and library programs. A database of family literacy storytime ideas includes book suggestions and ideas for songs, crafts or other activities.