Library of Congress Literacy Awards Best Practice Honorees: Reading Works Inc.
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A profile of Reading Works Inc., an honoree for best practices in the 2017 Library of Congress Literary Awards. Reading Works Inc. is one of three honorees in the category of "Adult Literacy," including organizations serving adults in New Mexico, women in Afghanistan and those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Speaker Biography: Margaret Barker is the founder of Reading Works Inc., a nonprofit adult literacy program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reading Works' mission is to provide adults with the literacy and language skills they need to participate fully and effectively in work, civic life and community. For transcript and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8229
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