We need your help to select nominees for this year’s Inspiration Awards! Each year, LSW honors amazing people whose commitment to adult education is simply awe-inspiring. You know the heartwarming stories of our dedicated students and tutors firsthand. We need your help to nominate these inspiring individuals for each of our five award categories. Student […]
Literacy Services Named Finalist in 2018 BizTimes Nonprofit Excellence Awards Milwaukee, WIS. – Literacy Services of Wisconsin has been named a finalist in BizTimes Media LLC’s Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The finalists will be recognized at a breakfast event on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., from 7:30 a.m. to […]
The Eagle in Me: An Evening of Carl Sandburg September 27 – October 21 In Tandem Theatre A delightful journey through the heart of America by one of its finest storytellers, Pulitzer-prize winning author, Carl Sandburg. Milwaukee’s own Jonathan Gillard Daly recreates Sandburg’s traveling show, bringing his poetry, folklore and music to life […]
Blind Date With a Book Milwaukee PBS, Boswell Book Company, Literacy Services of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Public Library are inspiring reading throughout the community with fun events in conjunction with PBS’s The Great American Read programming. Take a chance at falling in love… with a book! Sept. 7th, 11am-2pm Sept. 12th, 5pm-7pm Sept. 21st, 11am-2pm Milwaukee […]
What is America’s Favorite Book?Literacy Services is celebrating the joys of reading in partnership with Milwaukee PBS, Milwaukee Public Library, and Boswell Books with special events for PBS’ The Great American Read.It all starts next week at the kick-off celebration where PBS’ list of America’s 100 best-loved novels are revealed! Be among the first […]
Literacy Services & Milwaukee Achiever Merge to Strengthen Adult Education and Workforce Development Services(May 11, 2017) – Milwaukee, Wis. – The largest community-based organizations providing adult education programs in Southeastern Wisconsin – Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW) and Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services (MALS) – will combine operations to expand their reach to students and increase […]
Hi, my name is Art, and I’m a student here at Literacy Services. This is my story. Many years ago, I was in a six-month alcohol and drug program at Matt Talbot Recovery Services. One guy there was going to Literacy Services. He asked me if I wanted to go with him and enroll there. […]
How do people make decisions? How do they chart a course of action, grapple with the big question about why am I here? What is my purpose? I have had a lifelong rhythm of reflecting on these questions as I see what I call a zero-birthday on the horizon. At 20 it was “what am […]
Books Unlock Potential Donated books allow us to provide free resources to motivated, yet often low-income, adult learners with an ever-changing variety of reading materials for all interests and reading levels. In addition to offering books for free, we also sell donated goods through direct and online sales. Funds help to support the ambitious work […]
The 2016 General Election is growing near and candidates are in the home stretch of the campaign season. The political climate has been tense, to say the least, and although the electorate may seem highly polarized, there are plenty of citizens who feel entirely left out of the political process. Polling data indicate that educational […]