4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (359+ words) The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the three shortlist for this year’s edition of the annual and most rewarding literary prize in Africa. The shortlist, according to Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs,…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (252+ words) Torquay Library holds preschool story time each Monday at 10.30am. Children’s Book Week celebrations brought more than 15 families to Torquay Library on Monday for a special story time. The session featured a reading of Dear Broccoli, with library staff member Kate…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (278+ words) More than 6,500 children in Lancaster County are currently receiving free books every month through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Kat Ousey is executive director of Link to Literacy and says the Lincoln nonprofit became the local partner for the program in…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (439+ words) Books offered to children through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Aug. 25, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online (WTAQ-WLUK) — Country music legend and cultural icon, Dolly Parton, has died following a brief battle with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy in both music and service…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (311+ words) Dolly Parton penned a poignant note to children receiving their final free book from her Imagination Library organization — and the message has gone viral since her passing. The country music icon, who died at 80 on Tuesday, launched the program in…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (397+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Dolly Parton’s unexpected passing is being felt far beyond her hometown in East Tennessee. Here in western North Carolina, her legacy is continuing to make a difference in the lives of local children, one book at a time....

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (226+ words) Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program that distributes millions of free books to children around the world every month, will continue to operate following the death of the legendary country singer, songwriter and actress. The Imagination Library offers free books…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (148+ words) When: October 8, 2026 @ 6:00 pm Where: Local Economy 6028 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618, USA ​KPFA co-presents this evening celebrating the publication of The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, by Dave Zirin, a columnist at The Nation. ​The new book examines…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago   (818+ words) Baltimore Sun Our society might be quite different if, upon everyone’s 40th birthday, they had to take four years off and attend high school again. This is an outlandish thought exercise guaranteed to be met by eye-rolls and groans from the…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (619+ words) In this Q&A, Russell reflects on the experiences that shaped both a career in education and health care and a passion for writing. From turning childhood memories into fiction to balancing nursing with author life, she shares why creating…...