• There is no denying that in both Canada and around the world, poverty and literacy issues are closely intertwined. The new “Make Poverty History” campaign is a collective call to action by organizations and individuals to eliminate debt and poverty all over the globe, as well as putting an end to child poverty in Canada. For more information for this campaign, visit: http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/e/home.php

NEW ACQUISITIONS AT THE LITERACY BC RESOURCE CENTRE. Contact the Resource Centre at library@literacy.bc.ca for information about borrowing.

• Atlas of literacy and disability. Marcia Rioux, et al. Canadian Abilities Foundation, 2003. This glossy and colourful book includes dozens of maps to show the relationship between disability and literacy. Also, “it jumps into the arena of analyzing the data to see how it can accommodate understanding disability from a rights perspective – and literacy as a critical phenomenon.” (Foreword)

• Funding matters: the impact of Canada’s new funding regime on nonprofit and voluntary organizations. Katherine Scott, 2003. This report explores the emergence of new funding origins for the nonprofit field since government funding cutbacks began in the 1990s. Many nonprofits’ funding is now reliant on less predictable, short-term project funding. The study identifies some worrisome trends under the following “headings”: volatility, mission drift, loss of infrastructure, reporting overload, advocacy chill, and human resource fatigue. The report includes an executive summary.

• How-to kit: facilitating a workshop. NWT Literacy Council. Another quick and easy guide from the NWT Literacy Council! This one covers: setting up a workshop, your role as facilitator, icebreakers, warm-ups and energizers, and organizing group work.

• Reading between the lines: a practical guide for organizations and individuals wishing to improve the accessibility of their literacy programs to people with physical disabilities. Time Readman, et al., 2004. This practical guide was developed by the authors of Barriers to participation in literacy activities facing people with physical disabilities. It is the result of a literature review and of 27 interviews across Canada with people with a physical disability who selfidentified with having problems with literacy. It includes recommendations and useful strategies.

• Steps to follow in setting up a certified literate community. Charles Moody. Literacy Partners of Manitoba, 2004. This is a short guide to involving an entire community in raising awareness and literacy skills among diverse community members, such as business and community services. This report is based upon the experiences in a town in rural Manitoba.