Libraries & Literacy

24+ min ago   (141+ words) Iowa Now VIEWS Presents: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Reading & Q&A Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was raised in Spring Valley, New York, and now lives in the Bronx. His debut collection, Friday Black, was a New York Times bestseller, won the PEN…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (259+ words) A powerful documentary about book bans, libraries and the fight to protect access to information is screening in Cork next month. UCC Library will host a free screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Librarians on Saturday, November 7th, followed by…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1143+ words) I take off my shoes at the entrance to the Silent Room, on the top floor of Deichman Bjorvika, Oslo’s main library, and pad in stockinged feet across the smooth wood of the winding hallway that leads to a central…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (323+ words) A new independent bookshop promising to be a community hub will open later this month. Tilly’s Bookshop will launch in a Grade II-listed building at 45 Warwick Street in Worthing on October 24 at 10am, with a day of author appearances and book…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (539+ words) Banned Books Week — the annual observance that promotes the freedom to read, question, think and express ideas — wraps up this weekend with the theme “Let Books Be — Protect the Freedom to Read.” And yet … I have not always appreciated the…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (892+ words) Her Campus The Importance of a Good Picture Book If you’ve been paying attention to the education world, you’ve heard of America’s literacy crisis. This often refers to the staggering number of children who can’t read. This leads to today’s…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago   (229+ words) By Arianna Lewis on Oct 11, 2026 0 Comments Start October with the eeriest finds from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library! On Wednesday, October 7th, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library on the 6th floor of Butler Library put relics and collectibles of various…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (274+ words) Tackling the taboo at the source Banned Books Week 2026 is nearing its end; the theme is “Let Books Be” about the Freedom to Read. I was hoping I’d have … The Nuance We Lack for Banned Books Week Tackling the taboo…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (395+ words) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI)– The literacy rates have been decreasing in the U.S. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 1 in 5 adults, or 43 million Americans, possess low literacy rates. Meaning a person has a limited ability to read, write,…...

11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (218+ words) Eddie Huang, best-selling author of “Fresh Off The Boat,” was at an event advocating against censorship last week when he learned his own book had been banned in Texas alongside more than 8,000 others. Nearly 12,000 books have been banned across the…...