Another Buddy Badge! Dusty and the Alphabotteers team up to earn “The Z/S Buddy Badge.” With Dott and AB’s help, the group explores the letters z and s, as well as what makes them “buddies.” All of ...

Gone are the days of reading as a solo activity. Thanks to book clubs — both virtual and in-person — online forums and of course, social media, group reading has become more and more popular. However, ...

Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the closed syllable short u: how it is written, the sound it represents, and words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: cunning. Heart Word: put.

PORTAGE — “A Stegosaurus. That’s my favorite dinosaur,” Central Elementary School first-grader Jionni Pabey announced Wednesday after receiving the stuffed lizard in class. Pabey and his classmates ...

The Amherst Public Library, 221 Spring St, held its monthly Canine Reading Buddies event for people of all ages to read to licensed therapy dogs. The walk-in style event is open for anyone to pick a ...

A reading program in Ames and Story County is having to turn away children because it doesn't have enough volunteer tutors. Students' summer slide in learning is a perennial problem, but Raising ...

In our effort to get books into the hands of local children with our "If You Give a Child a Book Campaign...", we are also highlighting efforts from schools on how they encourage students to read.