With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...

With summer’s official start next week, today’s column is about our all-ages summer reading program at the Cooperstown Village Library. This year’s theme is “Color Our World,” celebrating the way that ...

Dr. Lina Yousif is a family medicine physician in Clinton Township and mother of two. So, she knows that reading is not just an academic skill for youngsters but an activity that helps in brain ...

WORCESTER ― Two years ago, the Worcester Public Schools acknowledged that it had a problem with summer reading. Following national trends, which show fewer children and adults reading for fun, the ...

At left, Tony Buttino prepares Western New York book reviewers (from left to right: Stephanie, Percy and Afrika) with production assistant Pam Johnson at right. Courtesy of WNED PBS, Buffalo, NY For ...