Author workshops & read alouds, free PJ Library books, crafts, & live music — a joyful day for the whole family with 92NY, ...

We’re familiar with the many benefits of reading aloud to children, but is reading aloud also beneficial for adults? In addition to building closer bonds with loved ones, research has revealed that ...

From bedtime stories to storytime on the classroom rug, read-alouds are a powerful educational tool for students across grade levels. Reading aloud can capture young people’s interest in stories and ...

Children ages four through eight are invited to a morning storytime in the library. Caregivers must stay in the library during this program. March 10 at 7:00 p.m.: “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble” by ...

I read them aloud to my three sons when they were young. Eighteen months ago, my oldest grandson (now 8) and I set out to read all 43 books together -- about 7,400 pages -- night after night; we ...

Parents and teachers often stop reading aloud to children as they get older and can read on their own. But reading aloud actually helps students with fluency and vocabulary and boosts their own ...

Readers find a classroom trend of assigning shorter texts “troubling.” Also: Reaction to President Trump’s naming of a ...

Put on Christmas pajamas, whip up some hot chocolate and gather around the Christmas tree glow to read aloud together. Make a December to remember by creating a new tradition of family reading time.

Children’s books are bodies of work that thrive on specificity. With just the right use of humor, wit, and alliteration, authors like Theodor Seuss Geisel, Lewis Carroll, and Margaret Atwood, among ...

Kris O'Neill of Grand Island reads a book with her two sons, Isaac O'Neill, then 2 months (left), and Owen O'Neill, 2, at the library. In between dispensing advice on breast-feeding and immunizations, ...