In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is ...

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

OpEd: On Nov. 1 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., bring your children to Joseph-Beth and get a voucher for a free book from Kentucky Humanities.

You might have seen the troubling news that reading scores are at a historic low, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card. In Georgia, ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Library’s 1,000 books before kindergarten program continues to engage young families in literacy, expanding the activity of reading together. “The core of the program ...

Researchers fear the reading decline reflects how many Americans have less and less leisure time. “Reading for pleasure, among other forms of arts participation, is a health behavior,” said one author ...

Michigan has two new laws aimed at dyslexia, but districts already embracing the science of reading say it's key to success ...

Participation in the annual Children's Literature Festival of the Ozarks has ranged from 600 to 3,500. This year will be on ...

The Selma Public Library is encouraging students to sign up for library cards as part of its annual Library Card Campaign.

Many of the readers who go there are public-school students who do not have access to free books and air-conditioned learning spaces. Others are reviewers for board examinations in medicine, nursing, ...