New York Libraries Are Giving Away 500,000 Books for Keeping Kids Engaged This Summer
NYPL in the summer of 2022 is giving away 500,000 books for kids and teens. Check out and share this opportunity.
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Never-Ending Literary Treasure Hunt Has Kids Finding Hidden Books, Reading, Then Re-Hiding Them for Others
The idea arose from a mom of 5 who saw kids hiding painted rocks for each other and realized books might be more helpful.
Dad's Love Letter to a Small Town Public Library
Massachusetts man, Sean Devlin, wrote a sweet love letter to his local public library as his kids were leaving Beverly to go off to college.
CNN Hero: Man Helps Barbers Fill Their Shops with Books to Help Kids Find Excitement in Reading
His non-profit, Barbershop Books, has delivered 50,000 books to more than 200 barbershops in predominantly black neighborhoods in 24 states.
Tennessee is Sending Free Books to 200,000 Kids to Keep Them Reading Over the Summer-Families Are 'Thrilled'
To combat learning loss over the summer, Tennessee is funding deliveries of free books to keep 200,000 kids engaged with reading.
UK University Installs Free 'Vending Machines' to Dispense Tiny Short Stories Printed on Eco-Friendly Paper
Rather than passing time by scrolling through their phones, university students can now read minute-long short stories in their free time.
No More Library Fines For Young Readers in LA County
If a child already has an existing debt on their account, they can pay it off by reading for $5 per hour.
Two Sisters Have Been Reading Bedtime Stories for Children on Facebook Live Every Night
Zaria and Hailey Willard have been using social media to share their love of books with other children who may not be as fortunate.
Grandson Has Spent 20 Years Using Doodles to Help His Illiterate Grandma Identify Phone Numbers
A devoted man is being hailed for maintaining a creative solution to his grandmother's inability to read her phone book.
Born a Preemie Herself, She Sets Up Mini-Libraries in Neonatal Wards So Parents Can Read to their Premature Babies
Girl Scout Anoushka Talwar, a former preemie, set up libraries in Atlanta neonatal care units for parents who want to read to their premature babies
Young People Are Befriending Lonely Seniors Across the UK by Volunteering as Storytellers
Hundreds of young people have been "restoring vision" to UK seniors with dementia and visual problems through this intergenerational reading program.
This New LED Lamp Has Helped 90% of Its Dyslexic Users to Read 'Effortlessly'
More than 90% of the dyslexic people who tested the device said they could "easily read any text illuminated by the lamp".
Couple Protects Endangered Lemurs in Madagascar By Launching Mobile Library to Teach Indigenous People to Read
A couple saw trouble in paradise on a honeymoon, so launched a mobile library to save lemur habitat by teaching Madagascar's Malagasy people how to read.
Gary Larson, Beloved Cartoonist of 'The Far Side' Publishes First New Comics in 25 Years
Earlier this week, the legendary American cartoonist responsible for The Far Side comics started publishing his first comics in 25 years.
Drones Will Drop Library Books So Kids in Virginia Can Keep Reading, Thanks to Librarian's Bright Idea
Students in Christiansburg, VA are going to be the first in the world to get library books via drone, after a librarian in lockdown gave Wing the idea.
Woman Awarded $10,000 for Examining Insurance Contract - Shows it Pays to Read the Fine Print
This teacher was awarded $10,000 for reading a paragraph that was buried on the last page of a 4000-word insurance contract.
World-Renowned Psychiatrist is Writing COVID Prescriptions… For Daily Poetry Reading
One of the best things to come out of the pandemic is psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal's new 'prescription poetry' book.
37 Years Ago She Began Making Braille Children's Books to Cut the Cost By 90% And Donate Them Worldwide
Seedlings Braille Books for Children founded by Debra Bonde has produced and given away 300,000 books around the world to blind kids.
Flash Mobs Invade Parks with Books
The term flash mob generally denotes wildly spontaneous gatherings of people in public places to dance, sing or erupt into some sort of display of artistic behavior. Yet Canadian Dawn Livera came up with the idea of using the pop-culture phenomenon to encourage kids to read books.
5-Year-old Becomes Youngest Contestant in National Spelling Bee
After triumphing over 50 much older kids in her regional spelling bee, 5-year-old Edith Fuller is on her way to the nationals.
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