This summer, the National Book Foundation’s Book Rich Environments (BRE) program celebrates a significant milestone: it has surpassed the two million mark for free books distributed to young people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Ricketts, founder of Ricketts Great Books College and owner of the Chicago Cubs, shakes hands with New College of Florida ...

A national literacy program with Dolly Parton’s name attached has now put half a million books into the hands of Cedar Rapids ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Hundreds of students poured into the gym at Riverside Elementary School East in Moosic for the United States of Readers Program. Principal of Riverside Elementary School East, ...

A kindergarten class at Warren Area Elementary Center expressed gratitude to Ruby Wiles, founder of Free Books for Kids Town, ...

Hold on to your tokens because Naperville Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is back! We invite you to celebrate the digital age of play with this year’s theme: Level Up at Your Library. Readers ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We told you about the Books & Badges Program last summer, and once again, deputies are hoping to connect with “junior deputies” this summer! “We’ve had, I can’t tell you how ...

Bank robbers, wildflowers and tornadoes are among topics of books highlighted in a program that encourages Kansans to read about their state. The Kansas Bookshelf 250 program, created by the State ...

The Escanaba Public Library is hosting its Summer Youth Program series.

Peggy Frank loves old research books, especially ones about history. But they aren’t always available through her local library collection in Naperville, where she’s lived for the past 45 years. But ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)—As the first day of school for Fayette County ends, the sheriff’s office has a plea for the community: They’re asking for books! Their goal is to receive 1,000 books through ...

Emily Flanders graduated in March 2026 after majoring in Community Health and Prevention with a minor in Maternal and Child Health. Emily’s interest in maternal and child health (MCH) began with her ...