Libraries & Literacy

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (156+ words) MOSCOW, September 16. /TASS/. Kim Jung-ah, a South Korean translator of the works of 19th-century Russian literary classic Fyodor Dostoevsky, has been added to the database of Myrotvorets (Peacemaker), an extremist Ukrainian website that identifies individuals it considers to have acted…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (63+ words) The campaign also turns reading into a collective activity. Reportedly, Singapore through its Read for Good initiative, logged reading time can contribute towards charity funding, with a target of 7.5 million minutes unlocking up to S$150,000 for selected community programmes. The…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (144+ words) The Sumter Item Sumter library's Friends of the Library Book Sale returns for 5 days beginning Oct. 16 You know what goes great with the turn of the season? The turning of a page in a good book. You and your friends…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago   (167+ words) niagara-gazette.com Once upon a time, school districts would occasionally announce new initiatives to diversify classroom and school libraries That was back when elementary classrooms and middle schools had libraries, and students were assigned actual books to read instead of…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (267+ words) As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Tiny Tot Tiger has plenty of questions. During an ice cream outing at Delicious Dairy Sweet Treats, Tiger and his friends begin talking about the upcoming Fourth of July parade. His curiosity soon…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (155+ words) WAUSAU − Residents can shop for discounted books, movies, games and other items during a members-only sale hosted by the Friends of the Marathon County Public Library on Sept. 19 at the Marathon County Public Library's Wausau Headquarters. The event will run…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (129+ words) Get to know the National Book Foundation's lifetime achievement awards, and the freshly-announced 2026 recipients. S. Zainab would like to think she bleeds ink but the very idea makes her feel faint. She writes fantasy and horror, and is currently clutching a…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (154+ words) Observer Today Annual used book sale begins at Anderson-Lee Library Reward being offered in search for shooting suspect Sales include old house by Dunkirk vets club UPDATE: Brocton man dies in Saturday morning accident House member wants Lake Erie renamed…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (49+ words) The Bookseller The Bookseller Children’s Conference 2026 programme revealed Read this article for free! Join thousands of book industry professionals who rely on The Bookseller for trusted publishing news, previews, and insight. - Editor's Comment:Bloomsbury founder's Nexit is about the long…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (866+ words) "Watch us Bite Back" is written in big black letters on the outside wall of The Lynx bookshop in the city of Gainesville in northern Florida. (Christina Horsten/dpa/TNS) Banned books placed on a table for display at the…...