The Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora, IL, was recently selected as a 2023 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program Successful Practices Honoree. The Center will receive a $5,000 award and be honored at the Successful Practices Conference at the Library of Congress on October 18. The award recognizes the successful practices of building one-on-one relationships and grassroots organizing that keeps humanity at the heart of literacy experiences.
The award is sponsored through the generosity of David M. Rubenstein, and administered by the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives Office in the Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement at the Library of Congress, the Literacy Awards Program honors organizations that have made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in the United States or abroad.