SPRINGFIELD — Rachel Gravel is laying down a seven-figure challenge for readers in Springfield. She wants several thousand children and adults to collectively read for one million minutes during the ...

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When Leigh Knapp became her school’s first full-time media specialist, she had a vision to change the library into a place where kids felt seen and encouraged, and could discover a joy of reading.

Since 2023, the club has built five libraries in local parks. In order to expand, volunteers and books are needed.

A sweeping new study from the University of Florida and University College London has found that daily reading for pleasure in the United States has declined by more than 40% over the last 20 years — ...

It happened quietly, one library checkout at a time on Cape Cod and the Islands: Late-night novels, on-the-go-reading. How much did it add up to?

Looking for your next good read? Here's what Cincinnati residents are reading from the library.

Away from the hubbub of the city stands Malleswaram’s Gupta Circulating Library, a space where time seems to be frozen in the ...