Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

I. Introduction

1. Purpose of Report
2. Background information on the Report

II. Morning Plenary Sessions

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Summary of Keynote Address

III. Working Group Sessions: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions

1. Connecting Libraries and Basic Skills Agencies
2. Books for Adult Learners
3. Promoting Reading
4. Family Literacy Initiatives
5. Staff Training For Skills Development
6. Libraries And Governmental/NGO Relations
7. Adult Learner Group

IV. Afternoon Plenary Sessions

1. Speaker: Genevieve Clarke, The Vital Link BBC RaW
2. Speaker: Charles Ramsey, National Adult Literacy Database
3. Speaker: Lynne Yelich, MP, Blackstrap, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
4. Concluding Remarks

VII. Appendices

• Appendix 1: Summit Program Agenda
• Appendix 2: List of Summit Delegates
• Appendix 3: Presentation on Vital Links: Questions and Answers