It probably won’t come as news to you that reading to children carries with it a lot of benefits, such as promoting language comprehension and literacy. According to 2016 statistics from Scholastic, ...

Evanston Public Library volunteer Mary Jo Deysach (Weinberg ’68) is a volunteer veteran. From writing for nonprofit organizations to providing companionship to hospice patients, Deysach has ...

This Wednesday, Eborn Books will be celebrating the start of the Read for 10 campaign with food from local vendors, and ...

Re “Our Bookshelves, Ourselves,” by Margaret Renkl (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 29): On Oct. 6 last year, my three children and I lost our home and our dog, Lulu, in a fire. Of all the objects that were ...

Nonfiction books are a crucial bulwark against the surging public culture of “alternative facts,” outright lies, and the brazen embrace of ignorance. These developments suggest a rough future for a ...

The Nassau County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America held its inaugural Black History Month Authors’ Symposium Saturday afternoon, connecting young readers with authors and their stories. The ...

Educators are often asked “how do you know that your teaching is working?” One of my favorite stories involves a teacher who heard a little scratch on the door of her classroom and went and opened the ...