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Bike Bells Are Ringing: Librarians Pedal Books to Kids In “Book Deserts”
Librarians around the U.S. have found a new way to peddle books to kids by literally pedaling the books on bikes.
Public libraries and schools...
College French Students Make Their Own Storybooks for Poor Kids in Haiti
When a group of Virginia college students decided to take French class, they probably didn’t imagine they’d become children’s book authors–but they devoted their...
Mailman Sees Boy Reading Junk Mail for Lack of Books; He Has Books Now!
A 12-year-old boy wanted to read so badly that he asked a postal worker if there was any extra junk mail he could spare.
Instead...
JetBlue Stocks Vending Machines with Free Books for Kids in Need
Kids who feel like snacking on some food for thought can simply punch A3 for a serving of Dr. Seuss at free vending machines...
Adults Are Using Coloring Books to Combat Stress
Forget habits like drinking and over-eating–the newest wave in stress relief has arrived in the form of crayons and markers.
Grown-ups everywhere have begun taking part...
James Patterson Gives a Million Dollars to Independent Bookstores
81 independent bookstores across the United States got an early holiday gift from bestselling author James Patterson.
Patterson, who earlier this year doled out grants...
Long Successful Bookseller Gives Business to Staff in Canada
What do you do when you’re 84 and own Canada’s most beautiful bookstore? And one that is thriving.
Sell it? You could. Close it? You...
Top 6 Books for Growing Your Own Produce
Nothing can compare with the freshness and incredible flavor of home grown fruits, herbs and vegetables. My family can hardly wait to harvest the...
James Patterson Giving Cash to Bookstores
Independent bookstores, with their paper-thin profit margins and competition from Amazon, have found a sugar daddy in the person of famous author, James Patterson.
The...
Little Kids Come to Read Books To Shelter Cats (CUTE)
A Pennsylvania animal shelter has come up with a brilliant program that pairs kids and cats as reading buddies.
More than 20 children in grades...
Scholastic Donates 1 Million Books for American Kids in Poverty
To help more low-income families build home libraries and to encourage families to read together, Scholastic will donate 1 million books to a nonprofit...
Flash Mobs Invade Parks with Books
The term flash mob generally denotes wildly spontaneous gatherings of people in public places to dance, sing or erupt into some sort of display...
Sunbathers Can Browse for Books at This Beach Library (WATCH)
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On the sands of a Black Sea resort in Bulgaria, vacationers are encouraged to indulge in their favorite old-fashioned pastime: reading a book...
Bob the Cat Rescued Me from Drugs: How a Sick Stray Inspired an Addict to Sell a Million Books
In 2007 James Bowen had been a homeless heroin addict for more than a decade when he found a stray, injured cat called Bob,...
Facebook Timelines Turned into Personalized, Keepsake Books
Even with the popularity of digital media, people are still captivated by flipping through words and pictures in a tangible, physical book -- especially...
Mystery Bible From Baseball History Found Among Pile of Donated Books
Joanne Murphy didn't see much in the old Bible that someone donated with a pile of books to the Sacramento Public Library. The only...
One Million Books Replaced From Superstorm Sandy
Scholastic has donated one million books to schools and libraries that applied for help after Hurricane Sandy.
They are providing replacement copies of beloved books...
Freed After 20 Years of Injustice, He Hits the Books
Franky Carrillo spent 20 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Now he is free, thanks to a lawyer who took...
No More Textbooks: Students Read Better With Books They Choose
In Rhode Island, teachers in a local public school have overcome animosity between their charter school counterparts, to joined together and dramatically raise reading...
Are Your Children’s Books or Dictionaries Collecting Dust? Book Drives Help to Educate Children in Asia
A small team of 11 people and numerous volunteers around the world have made Bookbridge a successful social program that is measured not by...