Early Childhood Literacy

The district is partnering with St. Louis Public Libraries to provide books, literacy activities and summer reading programs to help kids get excited about reading.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the goal is to send free books to all children, ages 0-5, across Illinois.

The Noir Bookshop is placing a book vending machine in book deserts around St. Louis beginning next month to boost literacy in communities of color.

Whether mom reads “Goodnight Moon” before bedtime every night for a month, or grandpa helps the kids check out seven new books each week, St. Louis County…

A St. Louis County Library program that gives books to newborns to boost early childhood literacy is doubling in size this year.The "Born to Read"…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2011 - Natasha Lipovac, lawyer and volunteer, wants people to understand that it's easy to…