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Literacy Volunteers of Washington County, Inc. fosters and promotes adult literacy in the Chariho, Pawcatuck,
and Westerly area through free instructional programs that bring permanent change to the lives of our participants,
their families, and communities. Some participants are learning English as a second language, and others are
among the 5,528 adults who reported in the 2000 census that they lacked a high school diploma.
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County is an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America and is funded in part
by the Rhode Island Department of Education, Adult Education.
Convenient Locations and Times
Appointments for intake and assessment may be made at a prospective participant's convenience. Locations
include the literacy center downstairs in the Westerly Public Library, the outreach office at The Octagon House in Richmond,
local public libraries, or social service agencies throughout the area. Visit the literacy center during staffed
hours or call executive director Mary Lou C. Gentz at 401-596-9411 for more information. Email her
at litwashcty@verizon.net.
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Becoming a Member
Learn more about literacy, volunteering in the office, tutoring, or joining a literacy study group by visiting the office
downstairs in the Westerly Public Library. Newsletters and brochures are available on the first floor of the library in the
information box at the front of the building.
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Organization News
The literacy center in the Westerly Public Library closes for inclement weather with the Westerly
Public Schools, and The Octagon House in Richmond closes with the Chariho Public Schools.
of Washington County
Office Hours
Westerly Public Library
44 Broad Street
Staffed Computer Lab
Monday to Thursday
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Small Literacy Groups
ABE and ESOL
Mon to Thur 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Mon and Wed 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Citizenship Groups
Mon and Thur 9:30 a.m.
Octagon House
Route 112
Richmond, RI
by appointment
Orientation to
Workforce Literacy
March 3 and 5
1:00 p.m.
Library Literacy Tours
throughout March
Tutors and Participants
Together
Sign up in the
Literacy Center
Yin Yu Tang
Field Trip
May 19, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
"Celebration of Spring"
The Cooked Goose
May 31, 2008
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
$50.00 per person
Annual Meeting
& Awards Dinner
June 10, 2008
6:30 p.m.
"A Drive for Literacy" Golf Benefit
June 23, 2008
10:00 a.m.
Weekapaug Golf Club
$100.00 per golfer
The Granite Theatre Benefit
August 14, 2008
8:00 p.m.
"The Long Weekend"
by Norm Foster
$50.00 per person
Call Mary Lou Gentz at
401-596-9411 for information
about registering for the
above programs and activities.
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