It's Read Across America Week, a time to celebrate and encourage literacy and some local programs are determined to create the next generation of book lovers and the books they offer are free. Valeria ...

It’s true that millennials love a good bit of nostalgic reminiscing, especially about pop culture-related childhood staples—like the “Book It” program, for example. Not only did it motivate an entire ...

Pizza Hut’s Book It! literacy program, founded in 1984, has reached more than 70 million students — and counts the radio host Charlamagne Tha God among its fans. By Sarah Bahr Sarah Bahr was a Book It ...

When Lisa Gerard volunteered with Laundry Love Central Oklahoma, she noticed children who attended the free laundry events with their parents often had nothing to pass the time. The former special ...

Planning the Louisiana Book Festival is like planning a Mardi Gras parade, the festival’s executive director Jim Davis said. He’s been coordinating book festivals for 15 years. As soon as the festival ...

For more than 50 years, the Prison Book Program has been built on one simple idea: Everybody deserves the freedom to read. The Quincy-based nonprofit sends tens of thousands of free books each year to ...

Over the past two years, upwards of 18,000 young children in the Las Vegas metro area have received free monthly books in the mail as part of an early literacy program started by country icon Dolly ...

LINDENHURST, Ill. — Over 1,400 people have signed a petition after a suburban school district removed a book reading program for being “left-leaning.” In a 4-3 decision on March 18, the Millburn ...

The concentration in book studies connects students with the exceptional resources of the Mortimer Rare Book Room and the wealth of book artists and craftspeople of the Pioneer Valley. Book studies is ...

GOLETA, Calif. – The City of Goleta announced the return of the Zips Books program allowing readers access to more titles. Below is a press release on the announcement: Our hearts are overjoyed to ...

When Tandy Cobb was a young girl growing up in Clarksville, Tenn., in the 1950s, her parents, who were avid readers, would regularly take her and her brother to the local library to check out books.

Books and Books owner Mitch Kaplan sits near empty book shelves to illustrate the effects of Florida’s book bans during a “Freadom” event in Coral Gables. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com In this ...