Northern NV Literacy Council - NNLC

Educating adults is the key to breaking generational poverty and creating strong communities. Happy Nevada Adult Education and Family Literacy Week!📚

Smiles all around for graduation week🎓🎊 Please join us in celebrating our graduates this Friday, September 6th, at 5 pm. Graduation will be held at the downtown library, with drinks and snacks provided. All are welcome to attend!

❗️ATTENTION NNLC STAFF AND STUDENTS❗️ NNLC will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 3rd. Everyone have a fun and safe weekend!

✌🏼more weeks until graduation! Join us at the downtown library, September 6th at 5pm, to help in celebrating our graduates🎓 All are welcome to attend, please call (775)-356-1007 with any questions

NNLC is now a Pearson VUE testing facility offering both HiSET and GED exams. Please call (775)-356-1007 to schedule your HiSET exam. Visit https://home.pearsonvue.com to schedule your GED exam.

Graduation is 1 month away! Join us at the downtown library on September 6 at 5pm to celebrate our NNLC graduates🎓🎉 All are welcome

NNLC would like to pay homage to five of its staff members who have been with the organization for 3+ years! Marian Chang (first photo) teaches English as a second language, family reading literacy, and a certified administrative assistant course. Rob Costa (second photo) is our Youth Programs Coordinator, and assists our youth students, preparing them to enter the workforce. Beth Lowery (third photo) is an English as a Second Language instructor, who also teaches our weekend citizenship preparation classes. Ian Flemming (fourth photo) is our Database assistant and proctor. Guadalupe Garcia is one of our math instructors, helping students prepare for the High School Equivalency exam and build their math skills. Thank you five for all that you have done, and continue to do for NNLC! Cheers to 3+ years!

‼️ATTENTION‼️ If you, or someone you know, are wanting to gain your US citizenship look not further🇺🇸🦅 NNLC offers two citizenship class sessions, with classes available on weekdays and weekends. Session 1 is held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the next start date being September 24. Session 2 will be held on Saturdays, the next start date being October 12. If you have any further inquiries, please contact NNLC at (775)-356-1007.

NNLC is excited to welcome Victoria Rios as our newest team member! Victoria has ample experience working with the Reno/Sparks community, and NNLC is proud to have her as the Director of Youth Programs. Victoria will be running the Learn and Earn, and YouthBuild programs, connecting high school dropout youths to education and training services, getting them into apprenticeship programs, and into the workforce

NNLC celebrates the completion of FY2023-2024 serving 827 participants, 50 graduates achieving a High School Equivalency Certification, 54.28% Measurable Skills Gains, and 65.6% Post Test Rate! An amazing staff dedicated to serving the literacy needs in Washoe County!

Nevada Reading Week: Embracing the Magic of Reading. March 4th through March 8th. Nevada Reading Week is a tradition for our state and our community for over 40 years. Please come join us for the Family Reading Program on Wednesday March 6th from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. NNLC is proud to host a series of Family Reading Sessions throughout the week. Please consider joining us at: Lincoln Park Elementary School on Tuesday March 8th at 3:30 pm, Sierra Nevada Academy on Thursday March 7th at 5:00 pm, or Towles Elementary School on Friday March 8th at 9:30 am.

Debido a las peligrosas condiciones de la carretera, todas las clases de NNLC se cancelarán hoy, lunes 5/02/2024. Llame a la oficina para programar exámenes.

Due to dangerous road conditions, all NNLC classes will be cancelled today, Monday 2/5/2024. Please call the office to reschedule any exams.

Please join us for NNLC winter graduation tomorrow at 5 pm. The graduation will be held at the downtown Washoe County Library.

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Northern Nevada Literacy Council estará cerrado y todas las clases se cancelarán mañana jueves 1/11/2024.

Northern Nevada Literacy Council will be closed and all classes cancelled tomorrow Thursday 1/11/2024 due to weather. Please stay safe everyone!

Congratulations to these amazing graduates! So many beautiful stories of accomplishment and determination, so many tears of joy, so much to celebrate. NNLC is so proud of our graduates and grateful for the love and support from families and friends that got them to this day.

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate NNLC's IT and interior makeover today. This was only possible through our very generous donors. I am so grateful for our staff, our board members, our students, the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Senator Cortez Masto, Reno City Council, Sparks City Council, Washoe County, the Nevada Department of Education-Adult Education, Nevadaworks, United Way, JOIN, The Empowerment Center, Sierra Nevada Job Corps., Catholic Charities, Washoe County Libraries, and all our community partners . I am so proud to work alongside this amazing community!

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate NNLC's IT and interior makeover today. This was only possible through our very generous donors. I am so grateful for our staff, our board members, our students, the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Senator Cortez Masto, Reno City Council, Sparks City Council, Washoe County, the Nevada Department of Education-Adult Education, Nevadaworks, and all of our community partners. I am so proud to work alongside this amazing community!

Northern Nevada Literacy Council will be closed on Monday, May 29th, 2023, for Memorial Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023. Have a great 3-day weekend!

Hello everyone, NNLC is having our LAST Family Reading Night for the school year! Come hang out for a story time, activity, snacks, and free take-home bags on May 19th at 5:30 pm. To sign up, use this link https://tinyurl.com/2ce8j5pd or call NNLC at (775) 356-1007.

March Family Reading Night at NNLC is this Friday! Come hang out 3/17 at 5:00 pm for a story time, activity, snacks, and a take-home bag! Use the following link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/md6xtfr9

NNLC classes have been cancelled including the Sparks Library location on Wednesday March 1, 2023 due to road conditions. Classes will resume at all locations on Thursday March 2, 2203. The office will be open from 8 am to 8:00 pm and welcoming all testers. Please feel free to call the office at 775-356-1007 for questions or concerns.
Las clases de NNLC se cancelaron, incluida la ubicación de la Biblioteca Sparks, el miércoles 1 de Marzo de 2023 debido a carreteras. Las clases se reanudarán en todos los lugares el Jueves 2 de Marzo de 2023. La oficina estará abierta de 8 am a 8:00 pm y dará la bienvenida a todos para tomar exámenes. Si tiene preguntas, llamar a la oficina al 775-356-1007.

🌨️ ADVERTENCIA ⚠️
Consejo importante del Nevada Department of Transportation: Hielo + Nieve + Carreteras = Condiciones de manejo peligrosas. La nieve sobre carreteras heladas está creando condiciones de manejo severas.

NO CONDUZCA si no es necesario. Si debe viajar:
▪Salga con tiempo
▪Consulte http://NVRoads.com
▪️Maneje con calma
▪Deje espacio entre vehículos

NNLC classes have been cancelled including the Sparks Library location on Tuesday February 28, 2023 due to weather. The office will also be closed. Classes will resume at all locations on Wednesday February 28, 2023.
Las clases de NNLC se cancelaron, incluida la ubicación de la Biblioteca Sparks, el martes 28 de febrero debido al clima. La oficina también estará cerrada. Las clases se reanudarán en todos los lugares el miércoles 29 de febrero de 2023.

NNLC classes have been cancelled including the Sparks Library location on Thursday February 23, 2023 due to weather. Classes will resume at all locations on Monday February 27, 2023. The office will be open from 8 am to 8:00 pm and welcoming all testers. Please feel free to call the office at 775-356-1007 for questions or concerns.
Las clases de NNLC se cancelaron, incluida la ubicación de la Biblioteca Sparks, el Jueves 23 de Febredo de 2023 debido al clima. Las clases se reanudarán en todos los lugares el Lunes 27 de Febredo de 2023. La oficina estará abierta de 8 am a 8:00 pm y dará la bienvenida a todos para tomar exámenes. Si tiene preguntas, llamar a la oficina al 775-356-1007.

Hello everyone! This Friday, 2/24, at 5:30 pm NNLC will be having Family Reading Night. We will read Caps for Sale, do an activity, and have snacks. Please reach out to Ma'Kayla Porter, the family reading program coordinator, for any questions [email protected] or call 775-356-1007. To sign up, scan the qr code on the flyer or follow the link: https://tinyurl.com/zwb3ep3s