Every year from October 5th until the 11th, bookworms and activists pay homage to Banned Books Week. The national awareness week was launched in 1982 to highlight the importance of free access to ...

The week was started in 1982 by the American Library Association in response to the censorship of books in libraries, ...

Connecticut leaders and librarians gathered on Thursday to highlight Banned Books Week, which is recognized from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. People attended the event to emphasize the value of free and open ...

Reading is an important part of growing up and it can be a good hobby as people get older. A new survey looked at reading habits of kids and adults. It found 89% said they read books during childhood, ...

Asher Freije, a Scholastic Kids reporter, highlights the importance of reading for children amidst the dominance of screens in their daily lives. Freije, who is part of the Scholastic Kids Press, ...

Developing a passion for reading is critical for a child’s academic success. Decades of research have confirmed a correlation between childhood poverty, limited access to books, lower reading ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four Kansas City-area children’s book authors have their own stories about how they got into reading. For Crystal Everett, it started young. “I got into reading from a very early ...

I greatly appreciated Thomas H. Benton’s “Reference Works and Academic Celebrity” (Careers, December 9). As one who has worked as a reference editor for the past 15 years, most recently as editor in ...

The actor and author, who didn't fall in love with reading himself until his 30s, wants kids to get something special out of ...

Kate McKinnon, who starred on "Saturday Night Live" for 11 seasons, speaks to "CBS Mornings" about her new book, why she ...