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Over the summer, it is common that students lose 2-3 months of the reading skills they’ve gained during the school...

Today only one out of three students are starting 4th grade reading at grade level. This is an alarming crisis...

Originally Published: The Philadelphia Tribune by Jenny Bogoni | January 23, 2017 There are reading heroes tucked away in every...

From day one of their lives, children are exposed to words. Even before birth, babies hear what words sound like...

The City of Philadelphia has announced that it is expanding free, quality pre-K for 6,500 three- and four-year-olds over the...

New ways of learning are emerging every day to help children learn important development skills. ReadyRosie is one such tech...

The halfway mark of the school year has just passed and report cards have been issued to students throughout Philadelphia...

The Free Library of Philadelphia is a wonderful resource for literacy and knowledge. But did you know Philadelphia has multiple...

The Free Library of Philadelphia is excited to pilot a new Sunday Literacy program at five of our neighborhood libraries....