Mission

The mission of the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning is to create and support programs that foster literacy and learning as a lifelong process for all citizens.

Goals

To provide programs that encourage community members to become active, critical, and creative learners;

To provide programs that promote reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, visual representation, and technology skills;

To provide opportunities for learners at all levels, along a continuum ranging from beginning to more advanced competencies;

To partner with media, businesses, schools, civic and other organizations to enhance community literacy; and

To gather information concerning literacy and learning and to make that information available to the public.