If you're looking for some 2025 reading inspiration, why not explore the impressive roster of debut female authors in fiction ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

At some level, advice on how to inspire employees is silly. It’s usually either blindingly obvious—be good at your job, be passionate about the work, make the people on your teams feel valued—or ...

Best holiday books 2025. From romance to thriller novels, we've rounded up the must-read holiday books of the summer reviewed ...

New books are “springing into the library!” Do you know an emoji that stands for cringing at a bad pun? Anyway, here are some new titles that can be found in the easy books at Litchfield Library.

Before a children’s book comes to life, its illustrations begin as sketches, storyboards and creative experiments. The ...

The 1980s was a decade known for the birth of the last of Generation X and big-hair bands. It also produced some of the best ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Today, I’m talking with Andy Hunter, the CEO of Bookshop.org. Bookshop, at its core, is a website that lets local bookshops ...

At the Grolier Club, in midtown, a collection of imaginary volumes—the play within “Hamlet,” Hemingway’s lost first novel—are ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Teaching Black history in early childhood and elementary classrooms can be a challenging task for educators.