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Reading Between Black Lines
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (944+ words) Russia has entered a new era of book censorship. Publishers are pulling titles from shelves and adding disclaimers about banned content. New works of fiction and nonfiction are appearing with entire pages removed or blacked out. And law enforcement is…...
Spring Book Sale to be shorter than in years past
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (151+ words) KVOE The Friends of the Emporia Public Library have the annual Spring Book Sale beginning this weekend, and there is a change from years past. The event will be shorter, according to longtime spokesperson Dee Schwinn. The structure of the…...
Artist "ed's book of Czech "bad habits" in running for top award
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (445+ words) The National Collection of Bad Habits, which to date has gathered "tens of thousands of "confessions" from the public, is an often amusing online project run by leading Czech conceptual artist Kate'ina "ed. Now a book stemming from the collection…...
Books and Literacy In The Community
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (169+ words) We are picking up the books and sitting down the tablets this morning on Taking It to the Streets." The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Educational and Charitable Foundation are gearing up for their annual book signing…...
Book lovers to best friends: 4 J fifth graders head to Battle of the Books state championship
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (1067+ words) The four girls from Buena Vista Elementary first bonded over their love of books. After years of close family friendships and daily preparation, the Reading Koalas and their supporters will travel to Salem for the Oregon Battle of the Books…...
Explicit Books in Schools? Author & Activist Clash Over Houston Book Bans
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (70+ words) FOX 26 Houston The battle over what belongs in the classroom heats up as an author of banned books goes head-to-head with a conservative activist who recently shocked an HISD board meeting by reading an explicit passage aloud. Watch this fiery,…...
Upcoming Watertown Library Mystery Book Club Meeting Dates Posted
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (92+ words) OAKVILLE " The Book Nook is a used bookstore that will conduct a half-price sale" MORRIS " The Morris Public Library welcomes back Morris author and researcher Ja" April 15, 2026: Magpie Murders by Anthohy Horowitz. May 20, 2026: Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone…...
Z-Library and the Joy of Learning Without Deadlines
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (515+ words) The freedom to read without a ticking clock brings a gentle kind of pleasure. Z-Library opens the door to that feeling by offering a calm space where reading becomes a slow steady ritual rather than a race. Stories expand at…...
Poetry Picture Books for Kids
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (195+ words) View All posts by Connie Pan Every April since 1996, National Poetry Month arrives to praise the importance of poets and poetry. For 30 years, poetry enthusiasts have spent the spring month celebrating in a multitude of ways. Some people write a…...
Author Talk With Sarah Bilston at Minor Memorial Library April 25
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (159+ words) ROXBURY " The Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury presents an afternoon of poems on Saturday, April 25 at 2: 30 p. m. Reception to follow. Sarah Bilston is a British-born writer, researcher, and scholar who lives in Connecticut. She is the author of five books, most…...