Literacy Mid-South looks to recruit 75 additional volunteers
Volunteering to help people learn to read read more »
Executive Director of Literacy Mid-South Wins 2014 Innovation Award
For many, knowing how to communicate is something you don’t ever remember learning. As far back as you can recall, you’ve known how to speak, write, and read. But with 14 percent of Shelby County adults at the most basic literacy level, and 22 percent who function only marginally higher, most of the adults who walk through the door at Literacy Mid-South read on a 4th-grade level. At ... read more »
Mid-South Book Festival Booked for September
By Leonard GillReprinted with permission from the Memphis FlyerJuly 3, 2014 read more »
Literacy Mid-South Receives $9,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy
Memphis, Tenn., June 2, 2014 – This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Literacy Mid-South a $9,000 grant to support its Adult Learning Program. read more »
Literacy Mid-South Staff Member Teaching Grandfather To Read
by Linda A. MooreApril 2, 2014Reprinted with permission from the Commercial Appeal read more »
Ex-Offenders Quest for Driver's License Tests Patience
Literacy Mid-South student Charles Hadley works to get his driver's license with the help of his tutor, Vicki Murrell. read more »
Literacy Mid-South Gears Up for Busy Spring
The national Read Across America event happens in March, and Literacy Mid-South will have special events, book giveaways, author visits and more throughout the month. The literacy organization also will be hosting a month-long “virtual book club” on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. read more »
Literacy Mid-South Announces Book Festival
Literacy Mid-South is preparing to turn the page on 2013 and begin a new year and new chapter in the group’s story. read more »
