Nashville Adult Literacy Council

Each year, NALC publishes a book of writings from our learners, tutors, and teachers called In Our Words. This year, it will include a section of recipes!
Food is one of the greatest ways to share in community. We would love to share your favorite recipe in this year's copy of In Our Words.
For an example of how to submit a recipe, visit https://www.nashvilleliteracy.org/prompts-recipes. To submit any work for In Our Words, click the link at the bottom of the page.

Summer Reading Challenge 2026 is here! Read, do activities, and earn prizes. Sign up today: library.nashville.gov/events/summer-reading

Metro Nashville Public Health Department has a fantastic community newsletter that shares upcoming opportunities like The Metropolitan Action Commission of Nashville and Davidson County's upcoming day on May 16th with information about all kinds of amazing resources. Sign up for the newsletter here: https://airtable.com/appFu7mW0vnsrTRRY/pagcmoljuJQv6LUEE/form

Maria has been on the wait list for two years.
She's one of 500 people waiting for the chance to read their first book.
When that chance finally comes? She's not on the outside anymore. She walks in.
Over the next few weeks, you'll meet some of the people who've been waiting — and see for yourself what reading opens up for someone who's been locked out of it.
Thank you for being part of this.

New blog post! Erin Paske has been a valued partner to NALC and led our most recent Tutor Talk. In our latest blog, she shares her insights into illiteracy and how to address it.

Understanding the Problem of Adult Illiteracy — Nashville Adult Literacy Council The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a large-scale study on literacy, numeracy, and adaptive problem solving conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) beginning in 2012. The data collected is used at varying government levels to inform

Thank goodness for volunteers like Veatriki! For more information about volunteering with NALC, visit https://www.nashvilleliteracy.org/volunteer. We’d love for you to share your experience as a volunteer in the comments.

We’re so thankful for volunteers like Judy! For more information about volunteering with NALC, visit https://www.nashvilleliteracy.org/volunteer. We’d love for you to share your experience as a volunteer in the comments.

Thank you to Victoria for sharing her experience as a volunteer! For more information about volunteering with NALC, visit https://www.nashvilleliteracy.org/volunteer. We’d love for you to share your experience as a volunteer in the comments.

Thank you to Jan for sharing her story as a volunteer! For more information about volunteering with NALC, visit https://www.nashvilleliteracy.org/volunteer. We’d love for you to share your experience as a volunteer in the comments.

Our learners aren’t the only members of our community to benefit from their lessons. We are so grateful to every volunteer who works with a student! We’ll be posting all week about incredible volunteers and their experiences at NALC. Happy National Volunteer Week!