18-year-old educator sets Guinness World Record for youngest male college professor

Nathan Thomas entered a classroom at Miami Dade College in August 2023 not as a freshman, but as a professor, having already earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

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These Greek Mythology Retellings Put Women Center Stage

If you wanted more of a focus on female characters in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, these are the Greek mythology retellings for you.

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Consumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research Libraries

Sally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game...

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A book found bricked in a fireplace is returned to an Australian library, 150 years overdue

A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace.

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In Praise of the Translators Who Transport Us Across the Globe - Publishing Perspectives

Literary translations are more than commercial transactions, they are investments in cultural infrastructure.

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Science of Reading Comprehension

The sixth episode in the Literary Insights series focused on what matters most in developing reading comprehension

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College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books

Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.

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Diving into the World of Sharks with National Geographic and Scholastic’s Discovery Fair | Kid Reporters' Notebook | Scholastic Inc.

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Florida libraries weigh up 'nuclear option' of removing fiction amid book ban

Florida's book ban laws may be reaching new heights, as evidenced by a discussion on book moderation in a Florida school board meeting.

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Why Every Library's Summer Reading Program Should Look Different

Successful summer reading programs are built around the realities of the community, making participation easy and embracing multiple ways to engage.

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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.

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Why I’m Standing Up for the M.L.S.

You have probably already seen it, but I have a new piece out in Inside Higher Ed, co-written with Sam Helmick (2025–26 ALA president). It’s a response to an essay arguing that academic libra…

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Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?

Trust in science seems compatible with believing almost anything, so long as it is expressed in plausibly scientific terms.

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The End of Reading Is Here

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.

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Can we please stop ignoring teenagers when it comes to literacy?

PSA: Learning doesn’t stop at third grade.

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In Defense of Reading Books

Reading literature is a force of good for our health and communities, writes Jen Benka.

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Polk State Lakeland Library receives grant for student sensory kits | Polk State College

Polk State College librarians are hoping a small grant will make a big difference in helping students feel more comfortable. In April, the Polk State Lakeland Library received $1,000 to create a circu...

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At Oldsmar library, these dogs help children read without judgment

Project PUP gives children a quiet, welcoming space to practice words, make mistakes and discover the joy of reading.

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Costura — a staff-created list from Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative

Aprenda a coser con maquina o a mano.

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The Librarian Effect on Literacy

Experts say programs that promote reading for fun and incorporate librarians into lessons are key to addressing falling reading score.

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What to do with Dr. Seuss? How he changed childhoods and left a complicated legacy.

Dr. Seuss forever changed children's books. But controversial sketches left his estate grappling with how to preserve his complicated legacy.

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Learning another language appears to slow brain ageing, scientists say

Study finds those who speak two languages have brains that appear around six years younger than those who speak one

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Brain study reveals 17 new brain regions involved in language, including memory and emotion centers

MIT researchers found 17 new brain regions involved in language, including memory and emotion centers once thought unrelated to language.

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Summer Book Bus hands out 10,000 free books to children in Pinellas County

Children climbed aboard a school bus Wednesday at the Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg, where seats were replaced entirely with shelves of reading material.

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Soccer star Erling Haaland donates rare copy of Heimskringla saga to hometown library

The footballer purchased the rare book as a gesture of appreciation for the town of Bryne, where he grew up.

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Contributor: The global reading crisis that started with smartphones

Kids who read for pleasure experience 'vastly improved mental health,' according to a new report.

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Reading for pleasure builds empathy in children, but fewer kids are picking up books just for the fun of it

As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.

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Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, New Hampshire — Library Land

On a recent visit to the great Granite State of New Hampshire, we stopped by the Cook Memorial Library in the town of Tamworth. The town is home to just 2,800 people, though that number certainly ...

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Schools must teach the love of reading

The writing is on the wall. Our children can’t read it. America is trapped in the severe, compounding collapse of reading, and has been for more than a decade.

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American Girl turns 40. How the brand inspired real careers — not just playtime

As American Girl turns 40, we look back on the impact their historical characters left on young people.

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