Literacy & Education

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (180+ words) The One Grand Read program is turning Ingham and Eaton County communities into a giant book club. Those who would like to participate in One Grand Read can pick up the book at a local library or book store. Free…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (155+ words) Indiana Gazette Online Dolly Parton reads “Coat of Many Colors,” the one-hundred millionth book donated by Parton’s non-profit Imagination Library during a ceremony in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building on Feb....

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (313+ words) FORT WAYNE – Lighthearted Candle Co. will present a $1,008 donation to Crossroads United Way in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library during a check presentation at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the LaGrange Public Library. The donation is the result of…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (129+ words) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel have signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 25, 2026, as Dolly Parton Day in Ohio. 2 seriously injured after being thrown from motorcycle in Huber Heights crash 34-year-old man in critical condition after showing up…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (893+ words) Dolly Parton reads her book "Coat of Many Colors," at the Library of Congress in Washington on Feb. 27, 2018. For more than a decade, Shenandoah County children have received a special delivery in the mail each month: a free book through…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1174+ words) You close the book. Your child is tucked in. You kiss their forehead and turn off the light. You hope the story stayed with them somehow. Maybe they’ll remember to be kind. Maybe they’ll think twice before lying. Maybe the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (781+ words) Books defined Michelle Williams Buckman’s childhood in Nashua. Her mother, Diane, was a reading specialist who retired from the Nashua School District with 40 years of experience in public education. She’d spent the first tender, formative years of her daughters’ lives…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (295+ words) Vishü Rita KrochaKohima | September 13 In a far corner of the world, miles away from where legendary country singer-songwriter, global icon and philanthropist, Dolly Parton lived, Kohima remembers her inspiring life that lifted up millions across the world. "If I am…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (18+ words) CBS News Bernie’s Book Bank helping to improve literacy rates...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (424+ words) Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, and singer Dolly Parton present the 100 millionth book to The Library of Congress on Feb. 27, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Dolly Parton never actually visited our corner of northern Michigan, but her generosity has left a…...