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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Updated August 2018
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American Library Association (ALA). (2018). Trends. Library of the future. Retrieved Aug. 2018 from <http://www.ala.org/tools/future/trends>
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Hoerning , B. (2017). The importance of volunteer work for successful children’s and adult literacy programs in US Public Libraries – a view from outside. Retrieved Aug. 2017 from <http://library.ifla.org/1757/1/138-hoerning-en.pdf>

Jenkins, H. et. al. (2006). Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media education in the 21st century. [White paper]. Retrieved Mar 2017 from <https://www.macfound.org/media/article_pdfs/JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER.PDF>
 
Krashen, S. (2015). The power of reading. [video, audio, transcript]. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://singjupost.com/the-power-of-reading-by-stephen-krashen-full-transcript/>
 
Literacy Project Foundation. (2017). Staggering illiteracy statistics. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://literacyprojectfoundation.org/community/statistics/>
 
National Center for Educational Progress. (2015). Reading assessment: Reports. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/>
 
OECD. (2013). Survey of adult skills. First results: United States. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.oecd.org/skills/piaac/Country%20note%20-%20United%20States.pdf>

Phillips, A.,  Crocker, R., Leege, R., Turner, J. & Ebo, E. (2017). Building a reading culture through partnerships. Retrieved Aug. 2017 from <http://library.ifla.org/1747/1/138-phillips-en.pdf>
 
ProLiteracy. (2017). Adult literacy facts. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <https://www.proliteracy.org/Resources/Adult-Literacy-Facts>
 
Sabatini, J. (2013). Understanding the basic reading skills of US adults: Reading components in the PIAAC literacy survey. ETS. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <https://www.ets.org/research/report/reading-skills>
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