Looking for fun things for your kids to do this summer? Summer programs can be a fun way to encourage your kids to read more, and they can even earn some exciting rewards and freebies along the way.

How can educators transform reading into something students want to do rather than have to do? That’s the question our team of educators in the Oktibbeha County School District set out to answer when ...

School's out and parents are looking for ways to help their kids avoid the summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read do significantly better at school ...

A young reader holds up a “I Signed Up for Explore Summer” sign during last year’s kick-off event for Johnson County Public Library’s summer reading program. Registration is now open for the program, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Students in 87 schools participated in READ, a reading based fundraising campaign to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region (RMHRC-CR). According to ...

Lorain’s Tom Godlewski said he feels a calling to help raise literacy levels throughout Lorain County. For the past six years, he and his family have been working to answer that call, he said. Shortly ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two churches on the South Side are making Chicago proud. Salem and Progressive Baptist churches started a pilot program to help improve the reading skills of young Black boys. It's ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Twice a week across nine Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) buildings, volunteers crouch into small chairs for one-on-one instruction with some of the district's youngest students who ...

Summer reading program participants at Montgomery County (Md.) Public Libraries choose brand-new books to take home, courtesy of Friends of the Library, Montgomery County. Photo: Jason ...

Readers of all ages are encouraged to join in the 2025 Summer Reading Program hosted by the Public Library of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County.Online registration for the free community activity is open ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Learning doesn't have to take a summer vacation. Summer reading programs are important for students to keep learning throughout their time off. The Louisville Free Public ...