{"id":790,"date":"2005-02-26T02:29:07","date_gmt":"2005-02-26T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2005\/02\/26\/literacy-links\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:22:36","slug":"literacy-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2005\/02\/26\/literacy-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When did you discover your love of reading?  I was &#8220;a natural&#8221; in that reading was a second reality &#8212; easy to slip into.  I read a lot as a teenager, but my serious reading began in earnest around age 20.  Serious as in quantity as well as attitude.<\/p>\n<p>As an advocate of literacy, I try to provide resources to help people seeking information.  In the extended entry are the links for the U.S. literacy sites.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acs.cc.al.us\/department\/department.aspx\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama College System<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ninestar.com\/lincs\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ade.az.gov\/adult-ed\/countyinfo.asp\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Literacy Information<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aalrc.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacynet.org\/cgi-bin\/hubiv\/sra\/sra.cgi\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Adult Literacy Statistics<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacynet.org\/colorado\/home.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado State Literacy Resource Centers<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.ct.us\/sde\/deps\/adult\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut State Department of Education<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acenetwork.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware ACE Network<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcadultliteracy.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District of Columbia, State Education Agency, Adult Education<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridaliteracy.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Literacy Coalition<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dtae.org\/adultlit.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Adult Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacynet.org\/hawaii\/home.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii Statewide Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwlincs.org\/idalincs\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Idaho State<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacy.kent.edu\/~illinois\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciesc.k12.in.us\/adulted\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readiowa.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacy.kent.edu\/~kansas\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas State Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adulted.state.ky.us\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Adult Education and Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.state.la.us\/slrc\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana State Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umaine.edu\/call\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Center for Adult Learning &#038; Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.research.umbc.edu\/~ira\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.mass.edu\/acls\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Adult and Community Learning<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.malt.cmich.edu\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Adult Learning &#038; Technology Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnlincs.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Adult Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihl.state.ms.us\/gol\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi Governor&#8217;s Office of Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacy.kent.edu\/~missouri\/lincs\/molincs.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri&#8217;s Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwlincs.org\/mtlincs\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana State Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacy.kent.edu\/~nebraska\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacynet.org\/nevada\/home.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.state.nh.us\/education\/doe\/organization\/adultlearning\/Adulted\/adulteducation.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire Bureau of Adult Education<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/education\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey Department of Education<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nmche.state.nm.us\/abe\/DesktopDefault.aspx\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Mexico Adult Basic Education<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyadulted.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Adult Ed<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncccs.cc.nc.us\/Basic_Skills\/ncccLiteracyResourceCenter2.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpi.state.nd.us\/adulted\/index.shtm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Dakota<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacy.kent.edu\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio Literacy Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/title3.sde.state.ok.us\/slincs\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma Adult Education and Literacy Programs<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwlincs.org\/orlincs\/orlincs\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacynet.org\/pacislands\/home.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pacific Islands<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easternlincs.org\/state\/PA\/default.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania State Portal<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easternlincs.org\/state\/PR\/default.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puerto Rico State Portal<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brown.edu\/Departments\/Swearer_Center\/Literacy_Resources\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Literacy Resources<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sclrc.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Literacy<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/literacy.kent.edu\/~sdakota\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Dakota<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cls.coe.utk.edu\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www-tcall.tamu.edu\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Center for Adult Literacy &#038; Learning<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usoe.k12.ut.us\/adulted\/home.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Utah Adult Ed<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easternlincs.org\/state\/vi\/default.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgin Islands State Portal<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easternlincs.org\/state\/VT\/default.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermont State Portal<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aelweb.vcu.edu\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwlincs.org\/walincs\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington State News<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvabe.org\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia Adult Basic Education Program<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.board.tec.wi.us\/wlrn\/default.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin LINCS Home Page<\/a>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwlincs.org\/wyolincs\/index.htm\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wyoming Adult Basic Education<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When did you discover your love of reading? I was &#8220;a natural&#8221; in that reading was a second reality &#8212; easy to slip into. I read a lot as a teenager, but my serious reading began in earnest around age 20. Serious as in quantity as well as attitude. 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