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Scruggs receives community service award
Maria L. Scruggs received the Literacy Festival Community Service Award from the Friends…
Virtual book drive will supply books for children in need
Goodwill’s BookWorks program continues to bring books and the love of reading to…
bell hooks: Pathbreaker, humanitarian, author, leader
Born Gloria Jean Watkins Sept. 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Ky., bell hooks went on to…
Read these “freedom books” in 2022
A strong interest in books on race and racism increased after the murder of George Floyd.…
The start and future of Cultured Books
At last month’s Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay Fast Pitch competition, Lorielle J.…
Zap the reading gap
St. Petersburg Midtown Rotary Club President Paulette Jones and Sing Out and READ…
The Phyllis Wheatley Rise to Read Campaign aims to close the achievement gap
“We’re spending over $43 million of public money on literacy programming, and Black…
Curtis Museum hosts open art MicroCamps for families on Tuesday evenings
The Curtis Museum has opened its arms to provide arts activities provided by NOMAD’s…
Cultured Books: A bookstore with a purpose
Lorielle J. Hollaway and Cultured Books make sure that children who want to read have…
Virtual book drive for Children’s Literacy Program starts April 1
TAMPA BAY — For more than 20 years, Goodwill’s BookWorks program has given books…
It’s never too early to think about law school
Okoye Morgan, Jr. debuted a children’s book last month entitled “The Boy Who…
Opportunities to participate in Literacy Week
PINELLAS COUNTY — Part of a statewide campaign to promote the importance of early…
Reader’s Choice celebrates 20 years
Local author Linda Mobley never misses a chance to support Reader’s Choice. BY RAVEN…
We are into books!
BY REV. DR. DORAL R. PULLEY Spiritual Leader ST. PETERSBURG — At Unity of Midtown, we…
5th Annual Literacy Fest
BY MARCY PALMERI Contributor ST. PETERSBURG — The Fifth Annual James Weldon Johnson…
Faith-based literacy programs
ST. PETERSBURG — The Faith Based Program (FBP) serves youth from elementary to high…
4th Annual Literacy Festival
It’s that time of year again! The 4th Annual James Weldon Johnson Literacy Festival…