The library announced Jan. 1 a new program to encourage families and kids to read – the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge. The program is designed for children from birth through kindergarten ...

As our #ReadICT Challenge celebrates a double-digit anniversary, we could not be more excited to announce a new slate of challenge categories. We’ve kept the concept the same, even after a decade, ...

Former Democratic President Barack Obama has once again capped off the year by sharing his highly anticipated list of favorite books, movies and music—continuing a tradition he began during his time ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. 'The Handmaid’s Tale' by Margaret Atwood, 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison and 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker also made the list Eric ...

Massachusetts Democrats are leading a pushback against what they call "politically motivated book bans" with a bill that would set new rules for challenging books in school and public libraries. The ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Texas county’s removal of 17 books from its public libraries, leaving in place a lower court ruling that allowed the purge. The books ...

This season, here are the atmospheric reads with which to hunker down as the nights draw in and the frost creeps across the windowpanes. From a dystopian novel about cryogenics and an exhilarating ...

Donelson, TENN. (WKRN) — Metro Nashville Public Schools students have been presented with a fun challenge: Read five books over the holidays, and get a free ticket to Gaylord Opryland’s 42nd annual ...

They say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but around these parts, we know nothing tops the launch of the annual Popsugar Reading Challenge — our take on a virtual book club that ...

Step into the world of femme fatales and sharp-witted sleuths with this Amazing Book Challenge category: Dame Detectives. From amateur detectives to real-life spies, these stories follow fierce female ...

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