Children Read Aloud to Therapy Dogs to Boost Literacy Skills & Confidence Sometimes, you just need a helping paw when learning to read, and that’s exactly the mission behind programs all over the world that pair children with therapy dogs for reading practice. View this post on Instagram Congratulations Read more
More than a quarter–26 percent–of American adults admit to not having read even part of a book within the past year. That’s according to statistics coming out of the Pew Research Center. If you’re part of this group, know that science supports the idea that reading is good for you on several levels. Reading fiction can help Read more
If you’re a fan of children’s books, prepare to lose hours browsing through the virtual UCLA Children’s Book Collection. The digital archive hosts over 1,800 children’s fiction, poems, and educational books dating from 1728 to 1999. From fairy tale classics such a Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Read more
Deception, murder, money, and organized crime—these describe the world that Merle Temple has been involved in for most of his life. The Tupelo native spent his career as a deputy sheriff, as well as an agent and captain with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics during the first of the drug Read more
Holly Black is one of the YA world’s premier experts on faeries (she also has the pointy ears to prove it). Her enchanting books include The Modern Faerie Tales, The Curse Workers, and most recently The Folk of the Air series (the first installment was recently nominated in the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards). Here Black discusses why faeries are so alluring Read more
Randy Lynn – Educator kidscodems.org @RandyInMS I first developed an interest for computing in the 1980s after my mother purchased an Apple IIe computer for our family,” Randy Lynn explains to us. His story isn’t too different from all the kids that grew up with a BBC Micro in the Read more
A Storybook Christmas A Concert Celebrating Cherished Memories of the Holiday Season Ripley Public Library, Thursday December 6 at 6:30 P.M. Featuring Trey Hankins, Piano with Amy Beaty, Bob Glover, Joyce Graddy, Claire Leeke, Victor McMillan, Danielle Ratliff, Dan Shappley, and Luke West Refreshments provided by Junior Civic League • Read more
The George E. Allen Library “Wish” Tree 🎄 Sponsored by The Friends of George E. Allen Library The yellow ornaments 🌟 contain needs the library will incur in 2019. Items of various denominations are included. How it Works: 1. Decide the amount of your donation 2. Choose an ornament from the tree Read more
Fall into Stories III: Storytellers Share Tales at Corinth Library Take a look at these videos of Crossroads Poetry Project members sharing stories at the Corinth Library this week. (Videos by Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today) Learn more about the Crossroads Poetry Project and Storyteller Autry Davis