Despite the constantly changing landscape that academic institutions have seen in the past several years, libraries have remained critical in the lives of the faculty and students they serve.
Continue ReadingBooks have been a guiding light for many to learn more about the history between these two neighboring nations.
Continue ReadingMany parents and educators are discovering audiobooks just might offer a viable solution to capturing students’ attention, providing an effective compromise between entertainment and education.
Continue ReadingSince its launch in 2017, the Ear Hustle podcast has given listeners a glimpse into the daily realities of life inside San Quentin State Prison.
Continue ReadingFor two years ending in July 2021, Karen Craigo — author of the full-length poetry collections Passing Through Humansville and No More Milk as well as the mini-collections Escaped Housewife Tries Hard to Blend In, Stone For an Eye, and Someone Could Build Something Here — served as Missouri’s poet laureate.
Continue ReadingIt’s a common misconception that people who borrow books from libraries do so to avoid paying for them. The truth is that the Venn diagram of book borrowers and book buyers is much closer to a singular circle.
Continue ReadingWhether you’re a brand new writer attempting your first novel, or someone who has been in the trenches for years and wants to go back to basics, hopefully spending some time answering these questions will start you on the creative path toward writing a book.
Continue ReadingRan Walker’s hard work and tireless effort carving out his own path in the literary world were rewarded in 2019, when he was named the Indie Author Project’s National Indie Author of the Year.
Continue ReadingWhile we live in an increasingly digital age, many students lack adequate internet access. And the pandemic has blown this societal fault line wide open.
Continue ReadingWhen schools began to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Room to Read faced unprecedented challenges in fulfilling its mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality.
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