Books have always been treasures to thinkers, but given today’s politically correct public educational system from kindergarten through high school and (with few exceptions) indoctrinating factories ...

Books are invaluable tools that help children form opinions and learn about the world. They can teach them about their own identity and help make connections with others. But many books for kids lack ...

We read books for all kinds of reasons: to learn something new, to get inspired, to pass the time, to soothe our worries, to scare the heck out of ourselves for fun, to ponder mysteries that can be ...

It probably won’t come as news to you that reading to children carries with it a lot of benefits, such as promoting language comprehension and literacy. According to 2016 statistics from Scholastic, ...

Re “Our Bookshelves, Ourselves,” by Margaret Renkl (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 29): On Oct. 6 last year, my three children and I lost our home and our dog, Lulu, in a fire. Of all the objects that were ...

Evanston Public Library volunteer Mary Jo Deysach (Weinberg ’68) is a volunteer veteran. From writing for nonprofit organizations to providing companionship to hospice patients, Deysach has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — Children’s Book Author, ...