Enterprising Bronx teachers launch free libraries in bodegas to boost NYC literacy rates

B.E.C.! A pair of Bronx schoolteachers are opening bite-sized libraries inside bodegas in an attempt to foster a love of ...

Bronx teachers launch free libraries inside bodegas to boost literacy rates

B.E.C.! A pair of Bronx schoolteachers are opening bite-sized libraries inside bodegas in an attempt to foster a love of ...
Princeton University

“Revolution in the Archives”: Students delve into Princeton University Library archives to understand America’s past and help curate landmark 250th anniversary exhibit

Students in the course conducted original research that contributed to the landmark exhibit “‘Nursery of Rebellion’: ...

NC lawmaker seeks to ban books on sexuality and gender identity in elementary libraries

House majority leader Brenden Jones is looking to expand the scope of a 2023 law known as the “Parents Bill of Rights,” which ...
Edutopia

The Case for a Smaller Tech Toolbox

This is a lot of tech to manage. Are all of these tools really adding to the learning experience? Over the past few years, I’ve noticed increasing tech fatigue among teachers and students. With so ...
Tennessean

The children books one Tennessee librarian refuses to move

A Tennessee librarian is facing discipline after refusing to move more than 100 books from juvenile shelves in a Rutherford County library, saying the board did not following proper removal procedures ...
Iowa Public Radio

Bondurant library cancels middle school book club meeting after backlash over book selection

A planned middle school book club event at the Bondurant Community Library was canceled this week after growing community backlash over its selection, This Book Is Gay, by Juno Dawson. The library had ...
Des Moines Register

Bondurant residents clash over LGBTQ+ book at library club

A Bondurant, Iowa, library canceled a middle school book club event due to community backlash over its book selection. The book, "This Book Is Gay" by Juno Dawson, was criticized by some residents as ...
WKRN-TV

Rutherford County Library System Board weighs policy changes, possible book removals

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Monday night, the Rutherford County Library System’s Board of Directors will consider whether or not to amend or repeal library guidelines about book access and ...
Carson Now

100 Classrooms, One Inch at a Time: Former Carson City teacher starts classroom book campaign

Alyssa Herrera with Mack and Mila. Their progress often comes in small but meaningful steps through therapy, perseverance and the unwavering support of their family, inspiring Herrera to write a ...
The New York Times

Inside the classroom as Eagles QB Jalen Hurts reads his new book to kindergartners

Jalen Hurts recently released a children's book, "Better Than a Touchdown.” Zach Berman / The Athletic CAMDEN, N.J. — Jalen Hurts led a different huddle on Thursday. He sat in front of two ...
koaa

Annual book sale at East Library supports literacy programs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Thousands of books, CDs and DVDs are available at the East Library in Colorado Springs this weekend as the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) hosts its ...