It probably won’t come as news to you that reading to children carries with it a lot of benefits, such as promoting language comprehension and literacy. According to 2016 statistics from Scholastic, ...

Educators are often asked “how do you know that your teaching is working?” One of my favorite stories involves a teacher who heard a little scratch on the door of her classroom and went and opened the ...

Re “Our Bookshelves, Ourselves,” by Margaret Renkl (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 29): On Oct. 6 last year, my three children and I lost our home and our dog, Lulu, in a fire. Of all the objects that were ...

While it contributes to raise the importance of books, their authors, publishers and libraries, the day highlights the need to preserve indigenous languages and UNESCO is actively encouraging the ...

First launched in 1967, International Children's Book Day now underscores a persistent global truth: access to books remains ...

The Nassau County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America held its inaugural Black History Month Authors’ Symposium Saturday afternoon, connecting young readers with authors and their stories. The ...

Evanston Public Library volunteer Mary Jo Deysach (Weinberg ’68) is a volunteer veteran. From writing for nonprofit organizations to providing companionship to hospice patients, Deysach has ...

Books in history -- Books beyond texts -- Individuality within mass production -- Variety through ownership -- Variety through binding -- The collective value of historic libraries -- Values for the ...