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Sixth grader Andre Turner leaned up against a wall-size mural of the new reading center at Confluence Academy-Old North.His head rested on the “B,” about…
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Ganga Mongar’s pencil is covered in hearts and a pink eraser cap. She taps it on the table as she reels off the names of the Supreme Court justices. She’s…
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Tomorrow, the first-ever St. Louis city and county-wide literacy initiative launches. The program is a collaboration between Ready Readers and the St.…
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Second-graders at a predominantly low-income north St. Louis County school district went home with new books Thursday as part of a national reading…
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A St. Louis County Library program that gives books to newborns to boost early childhood literacy is doubling in size this year.The "Born to Read"…
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To say actor LeVar Burton likes libraries would be an understatement. And it’s not just because he was the host of “Reading Rainbow” for 26 years.“I love…
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A new program aimed at promoting early childhood literacy is giving free books to newborns, starting in January.Through its "Born to Read" program, St.…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2011 - Natasha Lipovac, lawyer and volunteer, wants people to understand that it's easy to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2011 - African American and Latino librarians do exist. African Americans make up 7.8…