Tag
Literary
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
This Association’s Holiday Bonus Program Is Funded By a Big-Name Author
For the past five years, the American Booksellers Association has run a holiday bonus program for independent booksellers.…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofit Aims to Provide Students With Audiobooks
Learning Ally aims to give students with learning disabilities an upper hand in the classroom with its Great…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Barbara Bush, Nonprofit Leader
The former first lady, who died this week at the age of 92, helped raise millions of dollars…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Authors Guild, Booksellers Association Partner to Promote Emerging Writers
A new collaboration between two literary groups will pair successful authors with up-and-comers at bookstore events. It extends…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Literacy Education
The International Literacy Association’s 2017 Conference and Exhibits begins this weekend in Orlando, Florida. More than 5,000 are…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Why CEOs Want to Improve Literacy Among Third-Graders
The Business Roundtable is taking the long view on improving the skills gap for corporations with its most…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Survey Results Inform Literacy Group’s Next Steps
A new survey conducted by the International Literacy Association revealed significant gaps between attention-getting topics and critical topics…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
New Program Awards Libraries With Gold Stars
By handing out bronze, silver, and gold stars, the Pennsylvania Library Association is recognizing libraries implementing an initiative…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Amazon Launches Fund to Support Kindle-Driven Literacy
The online retailer is working with an array of nonprofits to donate Kindle e-readers and digital books to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How the Little Free Library Became Hugely Influential
One guy's single spark of inspiration led to a global movement of book-sharing that has expanded far beyond…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How Much Code Should You Know?
A common new kind of New Year's resolution—competing with old standbys like losing weight and quitting smoking—has been…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
McSweeney’s: When A For-Profit Goes Nonprofit
The well-regarded literary publishing house McSweeney's is moving to a nonprofit model—and is using the change to keep…
