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September 8 is UNESCO International Literacy Day.
The next date is September 8, 2027. Dates follow Mountain Time, America/Denver. Stories below are from the archive.
Free and safe. No fee, no student email, and no trip taken alone.
A short prompt for a teacher to use with children. This page is for adults.
Pair readers for ten minutes with books the classroom already has. A student who is learning can listen. Do not post reading scores.
More stories a teacher can read aloud are in the Kids section.
CommunityAbout 100 children's books from the Charles County Public Library now sit in a social services office in La Plata, and young visitors may keep them.
Verified · The Southern Maryland Chronicle
CommunitySince the library moved to the Civic Centre in June, Reading Borough Council says 2,700 people have joined and about 42,000 books have gone out.
Verified · BBC
CommunityDavid Riley's new series follows players and the Samoan and Tongan teams. A librarian told him three boys slipped into the library early so they could borrow the books first.
Verified · RNZ
CommunityThe new Pikes Peak Literacy Foundation is taking over the Imagination Library affiliate for El Paso and Teller counties and hopes to grow enrollment from about 9,000 children to about 29,000.
Verified · KKTV 11 NewsFive true, uplifting stories in your inbox at 6 a.m. It takes two minutes to read and it sets the tone for the whole day.