November is PICTURE BOOK Month
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will celebrate the picture book during the month of November as a partner of the third annual Picture Book Month. Picture Book Month…
The Most Meaningful Fortune Cookie of All Time !!!
Photo courtesy of Margaret Hahn Avery & The Literacy Project THE LITERACY PROJECT :: ............................................... The Literacy Project is an oral history & research project that began collecting personal testimonies…
FRIENDLY PERSUASION
FRIENDLY PERSUASION: FRIENDS GROUPS ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION Libraries not only transform communities –…
The Board of Directors of FOSTPL at Work…..
The all-volunteer Board of Directors of The Friends at their monthly Saturday meeting mapping out strategies to increase the visibility of The Friends , literacy, and local libraries. If you would…
Today’s thought about Reading……..
Thought courtesy of David Balducci, shared by Margaret Avery, teacher, mother, & friend
Reading in America? The Numbers
In 2013, the Nation’s Report Card showed that only 38% of high school seniors were proficient in reading. With scores like that, the isn’t likely to earn the “most literate country” award…