A school teacher and the mayor of Rice led the Navarro County town’s effort to have a public library, and along the way, they’ve received help from across North Texas.

Readers 2 Leaders is a nonprofit focused on developing and growing the reading skills of children in underserved communities, in hopes of helping them succeed in school.

This week’s book of the week is: “Give It A Try, Yasmin” by author Saadia Faruqi.

The Rail Writers summer experience has turned the DART Buckner station into a place that can catapult kids when it comes to reading and writing.

This week’s book of the week is: “Over and Under the Canyon” by Kate Messner.

This week’s book of the week is: “Over and Under the Canyon” by Kate Messner.

Readers 2 Leaders is a nonprofit focused on developing and growing the reading skills of children in underserved communities, in hopes of helping them succeed in school.

The Fort Worth Public Library is hosting guest readers all summer long to keep kids engaged as part of the mayor’s summer reading challenge.

This week’s book of the week is a story of a young middle school girl working to find her voice by learning to speak up and speak out.

A push for literacy is on the move again thanks to an ongoing initiative with the Mesquite ISD’s Read Play Talk Bus.

The Plano Public Library, like many across North Texas, is using the summer to keep kids engaged in reading. Oftentimes, that’s not the easiest task for parents, but the library is working to change that.

“See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog” by author David LaRochelle, and illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka is the ‘Reading With You’ Book of the Week

Our Book of the Week, chosen by the Fort Worth Public Library, is “Milo Imagines the World.”