It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

School’s out — and summer reading challenges are in. Everywhere from public libraries to bookstores like The King’s English Bookshop and Barnes & Noble to Chuck E. Cheese are kicking off summer ...

After a summer of obligatory reading lists and extra screen time, getting your kids to crack open a book might seem impossible. Here's what experts say. After a summer filled with outdoor play, screen ...

As the school year wraps up and summer stretches ahead, Second Lady Usha Vance is inviting children across the United States to dive into a world of imagination, learning, and discovery—all through ...

SLO County’s libraries invite kids to join their summer reading challenge for the chance to win prizes. Sadie Dittenber sdittenber@thetribunenews.com This story is part of SLO Tribune's Parents ...

For students, summer means fun, lazy days, and more opportunities to spend time with friends and family. Libraries across the Illiana area are amping up their summer programming to keep students ...

Riding a wave of growing enthusiasm for reading, many bookstores and libraries have expanded their programming to let grown-ups in on the literary fun. By Anna Diamond Anna Diamond grew up ...

The Jericho Public Library is celebrating this summer with a reading challenge, with prizes and raffles for visitors who track their reading from June through August. The library is currently halfway ...

The National Book Foundation’s Summer Reading Adventure challenge encourages adults to pick up a book and share their literary journey with fellow bookworms Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial ...

As a child, I was the one with my nose always in a book. “Junie B. Jones,” “The Babysitter’s Club,” “Percy Jackson” — whatever literary treasures I could find amongst the dusty shelves of my local ...