By the time Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026, her Imagination Library had gifted more than 332 million children’s books to ...

I can still remember middle school me, riding my bike to the local library in the summertime. Often accompanied by my best ...

I wish we had a book club without homework,” Guinevere de la Mare told her friend Laura Gluhanich back in 2012. “Let’s do it, ...

Libraries are turning to social media to connect with their communities – with brilliant, often hilarious results. On the way ...

PW spoke with a school librarian, a public librarian, and a bookseller who are finding unique ways to integrate audiobooks in ...

Ms. Kelly is back at the Burleson Library, and she’s reminding readers that fall means cozy weather and spooky stories. “We’re saying goodbye-bye to ‘Hot Girl Summer,’ and now it’s ‘Spicy Girl Autumn’ ...

John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel ‘East of Eden’ is not exactly known for being relaxing. It is a sprawling saga about good, evil ...

Presbyopia is when your eye loses its ability to focus on nearby objects, which may become especially apparent when you’re reading. If you notice this happening, there’s nothing to worry about.

Discover strategies for developing a critical mindset when reading, techniques to help you to read with purpose, and a range of digital and non-digital tools to help make reading more accessible.

Welcome to the Main Library. Since its humble beginnings in 1890 in two rooms of the Bank of Santa Monica building, the Library has grown to become a gathering place with hundreds of thousands of ...

Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say ...