READING

Today is United Way’s Annual Reading Day! The event takes volunteers inside the classroom to inspire new generations of readers. MORE: UnitedWayDallas.org

We sit down with the founders of Talking Animals Books, Grapevine’s first and only indie bookstore! MORE: TalkingAnimalsBooks.com

In celebration of childhood literacy, LeVar Burton partners with Osmo – a tech toy on a mission to make reading fun, engaging and interactive. Watch now! MORE: PlayOsmo.com/en

The donations were made possible by the North Texas Honda Dealers Helpful Guys in Blue, a group that has been doing random acts of helpfulness for kids this school year.

The donations were made possible by the North Texas Honda Dealers Helpful Guys in Blue, a group that has been doing random acts of helpfulness for kids this school year.

Big D Reads is unveiling its 2022 read on Thursday, September 1 with a community event.

Big D Reads is unveiling its 2022 read on Thursday, September 1 with a community event. The event is a community-wide reading program. Think of it like a community book club that was created in 2013.

Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) is projecting that in just 12 years, more than one million people, 30% of those will be in Dallas County, could be illiterate.

Elena Ford, the first woman in the Ford family to hold an executive position with the Ford Motor Company, stopped by David Crockett Elementary School in Weatherford on Tuesday in hopes of increasing that access, boosting opportunities for literacy and encouraging STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) education for children.

Teachers are utilizing the app called “Novel Effect”. The app responds with interactive music and sound effects during story time, creating different dimensions for your child as they learn.

Franklin Edwards said his series helps guide kids through issues many struggle with, from bullying to colorism.

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

Grand Prarie’s Friends of the Library is hosting a clearance sale this month with books and more on sale for 25 cents.

A one-of-a-kind work of art at the Farmers Branch Library features a three-story mural painted on books.

Spring cleaning at the Arlington Public Library means good deals for families on books and more.

Read Fort Worth is working with several partners in their area to provide educational and fun instruction for kids throughout the summer months where “summer slide” is more likely to happen.

A recent $20 million gift to nonprofit Reading Partners will support its mission of closing the literacy gap.

A recent $20 million gift to nonprofit Reading Partners will support its mission of closing the literacy gap.

A new library in the Stop Six neighborhood in southeast Fort Worth celebrates Black history by connecting residents to free books.

A new library in the Stop Six neighborhood of Fort Worth is celebrating Black History Month by connecting residents with free books.