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One of the country's first '100% free full-service' grocery stores operates inside a Baltimore library: 'No income requirements, no ID needed'

Since it opened in September 2024, the free grocery store has been the backbone of Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood.

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Dylan Mulvaney has a new, virtual LGBTQ+ book club: 'For the girls, gays, and theys like me'

The book club will launch on January 1 in partnership with RuPaul’s Allstora.

This cookbook is all about the climate impact of the foods you love: 'Serving up science on a plate'

Author Mark Easter has written more than 50 scientific papers and reports related to carbon cycling and the carbon footprint of agriculture, forestry, and other land uses.

6 states expand library protections amid surging book bans: 'The freedom to read... is supported and protected'

New Jersey just joined at least 5 other states that have taken steps against school library censorship.

A man in a brightly colored sanitation work uniform pulls a book from a wall of shelves in dimly lit brick hallway

Thousands of books were destined for the landfill. These Turkish garbage collectors rescued them and built a public library instead

When the Workers’ Library first opened in 2018, the collection housed over 6,000 books that were rescued from trash bins. Now it houses over 40,000.

I spent 6 months reading hundreds of poems written by teens. I was shocked to discover that they are full of hope

Young people are facing a future shaped by climate anxiety, political extremism, economic instability, and chronic loneliness. But that's only part of the story.

A young boy reads a comic book as a hand points along a page.

Comic books about immigrant heroes inspire new classroom curriculum

Since 2006, the Carnegie Corporation of New York has issued a series of comic books titled “Great Immigrants, Great Americans.”

A screenshot of a comic book panel showing an immigrant family driving to a community health clinic to get vaccines

Language barriers make it hard for immigrants to navigate the US healthcare system. This comic book is a lifeline

Comic books about vaccinations, clean air, heat stroke, and more help migrant workers know how to keep themselves safe.

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The nation's first 'nature library' just opened. Bird watching kits and snowshoes are available for checkout

Books are still available to check out, but the Anythink Nature Library is also home to items and programming all focused on getting outdoors.

A cart full of books beneath various tables with more books atop them, beside a sign that says: "Give Like Dolly" with Dolly Parton smiling on it

Dolly Parton fans celebrate the first '9 to 5' day by honoring her love of literacy

September 25 marked the first official Dolly Parton Day — a playful nod to the late country singer’s world-renowned hit.

Close-up of a little boy reading a book about a fox losing his socks as he sits in his grandmother's lap

US literacy rates plummeted during the pandemic. Then these teachers stepped in

Across the country, teachers are stepping in to reverse the course of low literacy rates that dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A flat-lay of a book secured by two silver rings. Inside is a monochrome purple collage of words and images relfecting dementia

To shine a light on dementia, this woman wrote a book in disappearing ink: 'Each copy fades in a different way'

The book was created alongside Maggie Watson, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia in 2021.