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The Oklahoma Literacy Resource Office
Oklahoma
Dept. of Libraries
200 NE 18th St
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
73105-3298
(405) 522-3205
(405) 525-7804—FAX
About the Literacy Resource Office
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries has championed the cause of adult literacy since 1983. The agency’s Literacy Resource Office (LRO) provides resources, leadership, and technical assistance to library and community-based literacy programs throughout the state. Additionally, LRO continues to coordinate several statewide initiatives.
The mission of the Literacy Resource Office is to provide leadership, resources, training, and information to Oklahoma’s library and community-based literacy network.
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Meet the Staff
Leslie Gelders
Literacy Administrator
Leslie brings more than 24 years of adult literacy experience to the Literacy Resource Office (LRO). During this time she has been a tutor, trainer, grant writer, program developer, and public speaker. Leslie has served as a co-chair of the ProLiteracy Governance Council, President of the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition (OLC), and member of the Oklahoma Literacy Initiatives Commission in addition to numerous task forces and committees. Her skill in developing partnerships has resulted in national recognition and her success in grant writing has benefited programs throughout the state.
Rebecca Barker
Coordinator, Grants and English Language Learning (ELL)
Formerly a local literacy director and past president of Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, Rebecca understands the needs and challenges faced by volunteer literacy programs. As the literacy grant administrator, she provides technical assistance, guidance, and grant oversight to programs funded by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL). Rebecca helped design Oklahoma’s Open Minds tutor training and coordinates English as a Second Language (ESL)/ELL activities and resources available at ODL. Rebecca provides leadership to Oklahoma literacy efforts as a past president of OLC.
Kerri McLinn
Coordinator, Temporary Assistance to Need Families (TANF), Ready to Learn
After several years of coordinating Oklahoma’s Ready to Learn project, Kerri added administrator of the TANF literacy initiative to her job title. Ready to Learn promotes early literacy skills by providing books and extension activities to more than 1,300 preschool children at 30 different sites. Additionally, Kerri coordinates the annual Read Across Oklahoma celebration which was attended by more than 5,000 people in 2012. In her new role as TANF coordinator, Kerri works with ODL, the Department of Human Services, and six local programs that offer basic literacy instruction to DHS referred TANF clients.
To contact staff of the Literacy Resource Office, use ODL's Staff Contact Form or Department Contact Form.
