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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) announced its selection of “Arlo Draws an Octopus...

SCHOOL: “School days, school days, dear old Golden Rule days…” the song says. We’re sure you remember your own school days, and all that’s different n...

Reading doesn't just happen. It's a skill that has to be learned, which means it has to be taught. And since reading is foundational to success in jus...

TALKING: Research claims the average person says 16,000 words a day. On average, people say about 150 words per minute. On the lower end of the scale,...

Bradford Area School District hosted its 12th annual Reading Under the Lights at Parkway Field on Friday evening. This year’s turnout was one of the l...

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci has finally conceded that it was a mistake to keep schools closed ...

Three consecutive chopped-up school years have had the expected effect on student learning. New research shows that growing numbers of kids are fallin...

NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH: September is National Literacy Month, and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reading proficiency by third grade...

Honor poem: A local reader recently called and suggested we share a poem she has received in the mail from Paws of Honor. The poem begins with a prelu...

The doors are still closed at Bradford Area Public Library due to COVID-19, but that has not negatively affected or impeded the library’s programming,...

READING — Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Wednesday in Reading announced the Pennsylvania Reentry Council’s (PARC) effort...

READING: We have gathered a few enjoyable reads for mature readers who like to curl up with a good book as the temperatures drop and the leaves begin ...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The Olean Meditation Center will offer an evening of poetry reading by Helen Ruggieri, Olean’s distinguished poet, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. A...

Bradford Area Public Library’s summer reading program, “libraries rock,” was a success. On Monday, library officials announced 43 children through the...

SNOWSTORM: Reading about the horse-drawn snowplow in Monday’s column reminded Andy Heffner of Ormsby of a story. Andy and his wife were invited by fri...

SHINGLEHOUSE — The Oswayo Valley Memorial Library in Shinglehouse will hold a book launch and reading by local author Michelle Singer on Jan. 21. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pharrell Williams has launched a "Happy" campaign for young readers. The singer has partnered with FirstBook, a nonprofit literacy org...

NEW YORK (AP) — The death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe at the hands of an American bow hunter continues to generate outrage around the world, but bri...