There have been some new updates to the Volunteer Portal. From this week onwards, when you visit the Log Hours page and log on to add your volunteer hours, there will some changes to the list of volunteer assignments. So when you click on [Post your hours] or go to the Time Sheet tab, the drop-down menu that gives options to the question “Which assignment did you serve in?”, will have slightly different assignment names. Please check out these changes below:

1. Listener is now Literature Listener.
2. Narrator is now Literature Narrator.
3. QA/Catalog Review is now Literature QA/ Catalog Review.
4. Checker is now Textbook Checker.
5. Checker in the VHOC is now Textbook VHOC Checker.
6. Project Guidelines is now Textbook Pre- Production.
7. Reader is now Textbook Reader.
8. TOCTool is now Textbook Pre- Production.
9. Training Support is now Textbook Training Support.

These changes should make it easier to select the correct community and assignment, and we hope this will (in a small way) improve your experience at Learning Ally. If there are any questions or concerns with these changes, please contact Volunteer@LearningAlly.org. As always, we appreciate all the effort that you put into creating Learning Ally audiobooks!
 

What do you look for in a library?  Most people look for quality content and variety of choice.  Learning Ally has both! At over 83,000 books, and growing daily, our library is an important resource for teachers, students,and families.  This quality and variety is what makes Learning Ally one of the most popular choices out there for increasing literacy levels and general enjoyment of reading.  Our members range from early elementary school children working towards fluency and teens looking for meaningful and uplifting stories, to college students and lifelong learners who enjoy digging deeper into subject matter.

Recently, staff member Terrie Noland interviewed teacher Jeri Powers of Prairie Ridge Elementary School in Kansas.  Over the course of the interview, Jeri talks about why she loves Learning Ally, and the importance of our textbooks and literature titles.  Please take a moment to listen:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Svvfqr67MaYjBhVWRldk5WSmcta095bGlDWWliaERyWDBz/view?usp=sharing

(note: for some reason, the interview is attached to an image of another elementary school)

During the interview, Jeri mentions the book A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park...and, yes, we’ve got it!  Click here to access Learning Ally’s page for our description of this book:  

https://learningally.org/BookDetails/BookID/KQ753

Metrics Update for this week:

• Our readers increased to 202,771

• We’ve had over 127 million pages read!

Another great week--brought to you by the volunteers, donors, and staff of Learning Ally!  Thanks, everyone!