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How to face lifelong learning gaps as an adult

I never learned to read properly and I'm 45 now, too ashamed to take a literacy class but tired of pretending I can understand things I can't.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Decades of shame and coping strategies have created a prison that feels safer than the vulnerability of admitting you need help.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Education & Learning?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.