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Little Free Library: Books for Everyone!

These Little Free Library kiosks have been popping up all over Atlanta, and it turns out they're helping folks share books around the world! The Little Free Library's mission is threefold: To p…

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Does Reading In Dim Light Ruin Your Eyesight?

Parents around the world have been bandying this adage about for ages, but is it true? Watch this video to find out!…

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6 Strange But Real Addictions

From tanning beds to nasal spray, and from plastic surgery to Blackberry ("Crackberry") usage, addiction can crop up almost anywhere. Life is difficult for any addict, but successful addiction treatme…

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What Do Kids Think of The Lorax?

by Sarene Marshall, The Nature Conservancy We are a family of quite dedicated Dr. Seuss fans – when my husband and I got married and combined our book collections, we discovered we owned two copies…

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5 Powerful Eco-Friendly Children’s Books

By Ronnie Citron-Fink, Moms Clean Air Force Numerous studies inform us that reading to our children stimulates their imaginations, expands vocabulary, develops analytical and logical thin…

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Libraries Are Closing: 5 Lost Skills

I’ve been thinking a lot about my childhood experiences of visiting my local library and bookmobile each week. I remember the first book “loaned” to me: Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hatches The Egg. It saddened …

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Books On Bikes For Good

When I was growing up, back to school time ushered in the bookmobile to my block. Once a week, the local library would load books into a van and bring them to the families in my neighborhood. The comm…

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Finding Time For What We Love

I've always been obsessed with books. They are life long friends, one of the greatest treasures I've ever known. Old books, new books, childbirth and parenting books, Oprah's book club books, the …

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5 Things To Do Daily

By Nina Sankovitch I have always been a reader. As a child, I'd rather have gone to the local bookmobile than to a carnival. Books were the glue that held my family together, through high and l…

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Daddy, Read Me a Book: Voices from Prison

If you are a parent, and have an active, participatory relationship with your young child, then you likely read anywhere from 2 to 20 books a day. I am not talking the new James Patterson or even that…

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