We’re talking with BookSmiles leaders about how National Reading Month is inspiring book donations and expanding access to ...

Reading for pleasure has declined by 10 percent since 2003, according to a 2025 American Time Use Survey. There are all kinds of potential explanations for this, from the rise of social media to the ...

The United States has witnessed a disturbing trend in recent years: a decline in literacy rates. According to the National Literacy Institute, 54% of American adults read at or below a fifth-grade ...

A small Minnesota literacy nonprofit organization and a large national one are providing multilingual books to Twin Cities ...

Hundreds of Salt Lake City School District elementary and middle schoolers received free books Friday as part of Operation Literacy's book drop event.

The book vending machine, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the hospital’s fifth floor, is designed to help families build at-home libraries and encourage reading beyond the hospital ...

Buoyed by their successful strategies for early literacy, California legislators and advocacy groups are calling for a ...

Why should you make reading a daily habit? Here's what our editors have to say on the subject, plus tips to make this habit stick.

San Diego County Credit Union has partnered with the San Diego County Library to host a book drive aimed at promoting literacy throughout San Diego County. Throughout October, SDCCU’s second annual ...

Governor calls a “Time Out” from frenetic legislative session to join bestselling author for a middle school “Book Drop.” ...