NFL Player Spends Free Week Giving Books, Reading to Kids
This New England Patriots player could have spent his bye week taking a break from his busy schedule, but instead, he read to children in Georgia.
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Free Short Stories Offered at Train Station Vending Machines
Next time you're awaiting a train by scrolling through your Twitter feed, imagine if you could print out a free short story instead.
Sacking Homework, County Schools Tell Parents to Read With Their Kids Instead
In light of recent studies saying that kids perform better without the burden of homework, this Florida county has done away with it altogether.
This Font is Designed Specifically For Dyslexia - and it Really Works
The subtle characteristics of the Dyslexie font have been shown to help dyslexics read faster and make fewer spelling errors.
Shakira Built 7 Schools in the Poorest Areas of South America
Latin American singer and advocate Shakira is being hailed for helping to build seven schools in Colombia.
Sunbathers Can Browse for Books at This Beach Library (WATCH)
At a Black Sea resort in Bulgaria, vacationers can browse for library books in their bikinis —and indulge in the old pastime of reading on the beach.
Prisoners Change Their Lives, Becoming Expert Braille Transcribers for Blind Students
These inmates not only benefit society in a big way by transcribing books into braille — they cut the chances they will return to prison to almost zero.
Instead of Firing Illiterate Employees, Company Teaches Them How to Read
The company even hosted a little graduation party for all of their custodial students.
James Patterson Donates Heaps of Cash to School Classrooms-and Now He's Donating $2Mil More
The best-selling novelist hopes that his donations will help encourage American students to fall in love with reading the same way that he did.
Watching This Little Girl Read to a Sleepy Cat is the Video to Soothe Your Soul
This video of a little girl and her feline friend reading a bedtime story is the perfect antidote to a stressful day.
Rather Than Close Their Doors, South Korean School Fills Classrooms With Illiterate Older Women
Some older village women have never had the opportunity to learn to read or write – but now, they're finally being given a chance.
LeBron James Opened School for District's Most Hopeless Students - Their Latest Test Scores Are Astonishing
LeBron James opened an experimental school for Akron's most disadvantaged students - and now, their test scores are showing its success.
Laundromats Are Hosting Story Times for Kids So They Can Improve Their Literacy on Laundry Day
Rather than being forced to watch their parents do laundry, these children are being given an educational boost thanks to some volunteer librarians.
Principal Reads Books in Her PJs Online So Students Always Have a Bedtime Story
Even after she goes home for the day, this pajama-clad elementary school principal is ensuring that her students are encouraged to read more books.
The Joy of Holding a Book Will Never Go Out of Style: Sales Improve for Fifth Year in a Row
If you're looking for a positive trend from 2018, printed book sales have continued to improve despite the concerns of e-reader competition.
School Installs Vending Machine That Dispenses Free Books to Kids Who Read
Students in this Buffalo school get free books from the vending machine by earning tokens through a reading rewards system in the school.
Scholastic Donates 1 Million Books for American Kids in Poverty
To help more low-income families build home libraries and to encourage families to read together, Scholastic will donate 1 million books to a nonprofit that gives free books to children living in poverty. The world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books announced the donation, which includes a large quantity of bilingual Spanish/English books, on Monday.
Wisconsin Man's Little Free Library Copied Worldwide
It started as a simple tribute to his mother, a teacher and bibliophile. Todd Bol put up a miniature version of a one-room schoolhouse on a post outside his home in Hudson, Wisconsin, filled it with books and invited his neighbors to borrow them. Three years later, the whimsical boxes are a global sensation
Bicycle Transports Mini Library to Brazil's Homeless
Created one year ago by a 61-year-old librarian who became homeless, a large red tricycle that carries a small library through the city of São Paulo, Brazil encourages reading among people who live on the streets and cannot otherwise access libraries typically requiring ID and proof of residency.
James Patterson Giving Cash to Bookstores
Independent bookstores, with their paper-thin profit margins and competition from Amazon, have found a sugar daddy in the person of famous author, James Patterson. The best-selling author has started a program to give away $1 million of his personal fortune to dozens of bookstores.
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