Tag: Libraries
Segregation, King meeting set Lewis on quest for justice
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Eighteen-year-old John Lewis stepped off a Greyhound bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1958 after receiving a round-trip ticket from the...
Small free libraries offering solace amid virus shutdowns
Christine Gale Reynolds worked at the public library in Yosemite National Park before it closed in March when California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued shutdown...
Obamas, Oprah join Chicago project reading to kids online
CHICAGO (AP) - Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children's books in videos...
The Latest: Switzerland to open shops, schools on May 11
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people...
Storybooks, radio connect kids isolated in far-flung Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - All it takes is a few words from a storybook to connect kids over the crackle of an AM radio...
`Handmaid’s Tale,’ Harry Potter on challenged books list
NEW YORK (AP) - Stories with gay and transgender themes, a spoof inspired by the family rabbit of Vice President Mike Pence, and classics...
Recording Registry adds ‘Wichita Lineman,’ album by Dr. Dre
NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Dre's classic debut rap album “The Chronic," Selena's sophomore release “Ven Conmigo" and the worldwide disco hit “Y.M.C.A." by...
National Recording Registry adds albums by Dr. Dre, Selena
NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Dre's classic debut rap album “The Chronic," Selena's sophomore release “Ven Conmigo" and the worldwide disco hit “Y.M.C.A." by...
2 teens arrested in library fire that killed firefighter
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Two 13-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of starting a blaze at a public library in central California that...
Jerry Craft, Kadir Nelson win honors for children’s books
NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Craft's “New Kid," a graphic novel about a 7th grader's struggle to adjust to a private school with little...