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Literacy Volunteers of Washington County, Inc. fosters and promotes adult literacy in southeastern
Connecticut and southwestern Rhode Island. Through free programs, instructional volunteers bring permanent
change to the lives of participants, their families, and our communities. Some participants are learning English
as a second language, and others are among the over 14,000 Washington County adults who reported in the 2000 census
that they lacked a high school diploma. Some are dislocated workers.
Participants work with tutors, small group facilitators, and on research based software in the staffed technology
lab. Web based distance learning with supervision is also available.
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. For more information, visit the Westerly
literacy center during staffed hours, call executive director Mary Lou C. Gentz at 401-596-9411, or email
her at litwashcty@verizon.net. Participants in eastern Washington County may call Iona Gardiner at 401-225-1068 or email
her at litwashcty2@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 or by calling Mary Lou Gentz or Iona Gardiner at the above numbers. Newsletters
and brochures are available in libraries throughout Washington County.
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Organization News
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
5:00 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
As You Like It
July 24, 2008
8:00 p.m. Wilcox Park
Welcome Literacy Lovers
Instructors and Participants Together
Voter Registration
July 28, 2008
10:00 a.m.
Sept 9 Primary Elections
Downstairs Literacy Center
Cathy Brayman
The Granite Theatre Benefit
August 14, 2008
8:00 p.m.
"The Long Weekend"
by Norm Foster
$50.00 per person
Open House
International Literacy Day
Sept 8, 2008
10:00 a.m.
Downstairs Literacy Center
Citizenship and Immigration
Carl Krueger
Third Floor Library
Sept 10, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Call Mary Lou Gentz at
401-596-9411 for information
about registering for the
above programs and activities.
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