Literacy & Education

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (500+ words) Join neighbors and friends across Contra Costa County this fall for Read Contra Costa 2026 and explore the book “The Girls Who Grew Big,” an unforgettable novel by Oakland author Leila Mottley. Running from Oct. 1 through Nov. 14, the Contra Costa County…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (573+ words) If you’re a new face at the Nashville Public Library, children’s librarian Terri Thomas probably has some questions for you. There’s one for caregivers who bring their children in for library story times: “Do you get Imagination Library books?” The…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (993+ words) “Spanish language is an integral part of the cultural and educational landscape of the United States,” says Publisher and CEO Silvia of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA. With one in four children in the U.S. identifying as Latino,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (115+ words) LOMPOC, CA, September 18, 2026 – The Charlotte’s Web Bookmobile children’s bilingual story time program, Books & Bubbles in the Park, invites children and their caregivers to join a special story time celebrating “Dolly Day” on September 25th (9-2-5). Children and their caregivers will engage with…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (677+ words) Families in South Florida are remembering Dolly Parton not only through her music, but also through her legacy of helping children develop a love of reading. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has gifted more than 38,000 books to about 2,000 children in Palm…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (902+ words) In Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story, a lonely boy named Bastian seeks refuge from a group of bullies in an antique bookstore, where he steals a book of the same name. And then he ‘disappears’ into the land where the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (320+ words) Imagination Library for Jefferson County, an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Library System will host Give Like Dolly Day 9/25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 25 at the main library, 600 S. Main St. The community is invited…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (44+ words) In a newly launched program, Singapore citizens will be rewarded for choosing to read over doomscrolling. For every 15 minutes of reading logged on a special government website, users accrue 20 coins,... IE 11 Not Supported What country is paying its citizens to…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (317+ words) Dolly Parton's free book program is changing lives for thousands of Mid-Michigan kids. SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WJRT) - The Dollywood Foundation announced Give Like Dolly Day on Sept. 25, a global day dedicated to supporting local Dolly Parton's Imagination Library programs and honoring…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1624+ words) This fall marks the start of year six of relentless book bans—that’s more than half a decade. While the movement has shifted since its start, there is little question that we’re in for several more years of tireless advocacy…...