Gone are the days of reading as a solo activity. Thanks to book clubs — both virtual and in-person — online forums and of course, social media, group reading has become more and more popular. However, ...

Another Buddy Badge! Dusty and the Alphabotteers team up to earn “The Z/S Buddy Badge.” With Dott and AB’s help, the group explores the letters z and s, as well as what makes them “buddies.” All of ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kids in Charlotte are practicing their reading skills by reading to shelter dogs at the Humane Society of Charlotte. The program, Reading Buddies, is aimed at helping to lower stress ...

Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the closed syllable short u: how it is written, the sound it represents, and words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: cunning. Heart Word: put.

The Liberty Lake Library is preparing to launch a Reading Buddy program at the end of the month that will match students in grades K-4 with local teenagers so they can explore reading. The library is ...

Research has consistently shown that reading aloud to young children can help them build thinking skills and comprehension. The more you read with children, the better they will understand words and ...

In our effort to get books into the hands of local children with our "If You Give a Child a Book Campaign...", we are also highlighting efforts from schools on how they encourage students to read.