Reading Promotes Literacy and Health

The Statistic Brain Research Institute states that 14% of adults in the United States have a reading level below the basics. This translates to 32,000,000 people who are considered unable to read. Twenty-nine percent have only a basic level of reading. The World Literacy Foundation’s August 24, 2015 report, The Economic & Social Cost of…

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Pulaski County Library Celebrates Banned Books

Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac, Indiana celebrates the freedom to read by hosting Banned Books Week October 5 to October 10, 2015. According to the American Library Association’s website, Intellectual Freedom is the freedom to “read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment.” The ALA considers challenging and banning books…

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EPES Librarian Promotes Reading with Book Fair

Margaret Good, Librarian at Eastern Pulaski Elementary School, talks about this year’s Book Fair. Margaret Good, Eastern Pulaski Elementary School Librarian, promotes reading with the school’s annual book fair on September 21 – 25, 2015. The brain is a muscle that needs exercised, and reading develops the mind and generates focus. Reading is an important…

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