The 15th World Read Aloud Day, a project of literacy nonprofit LitWorld, was held Wednesday around the world. The event was ...

A children's costume swap scheme has opened in libraries across Lincolnshire to help ease the "stress and cost" for parents ...

Four libraries in south Cumbria are making World Book Day easier for families in the region by offering the costume swap from ...

World Radio Day on February 13, 2025, is dedicated to “Radio and Climate Change” to support radio stations in their journalistic coverage of this issue. Despite the recent scarcity of ...

In “Cerebral Entanglements,” Allan J. Hamilton argues that new imaging technologies give us unprecedented access — with revolutionary implications. By Deborah Blum “Saturday Night Live ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and ...

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Bertie Carvel was nominated but did not win. 2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Bertie Carvel was nominated but did not win ...

The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring ...

Every year on Feb. 14, Americans celebrate Valentine's Day. The February holiday is set aside to let that special someone know how much they're cared about through gifts, flowers, greeting cards ...

Boyle’s novel “Saint of the Narrows Street” captures the feel of a Brooklyn neighborhood and the characters whose lives are shaped by violence. “I Dream of Joni” by Henry Alford and ...

What are the best open-world games? From the early days of gaming, open-world games have always been right at home on PC. The leap into full 3D with Grand Theft Auto 3 and The Elder Scrolls III ...