Margaret Rigney never even saw a library until she went to college. All through her primary years, her Eufaula schools had some books, but nothing like the full, dedicated libraries in most schools now. "Libraries were not a part of my life because there were not...
We know kids who unplug from learning during the summer months have a harder time transitioning back to the educational level they had achieved at the end of the previous school year once school begins again. And this summer? It doesn’t look anything like we...
Things come. And things go. They float into fashion. Then they fall right back out. We’ve all seen things build up in society just to then crumble and blow away, replaced by a better, faster, easier version of itself. But not libraries. No, libraries are still as relevant...
“Reading can take you places you have never been before.” – Dr. Seuss We’ve always loved this Dr. Seuss quote, but it seems especially applicable now. We’re all dying to go somewhere, and many of us are realizing the power reading has to transport us to...