Summer’s here and school is out but that doesn’t stop a reading challenge! This past Saturday was the start of The Columbus Metropolitan Library annual Summer Reading Challenge. The challenge started on June 1st and ends on August 3. Last year had the participation of 59,000 children, teens and adults in the 9-week program. You […]
The weather is getting warmer and like most of us, it’s a time to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors! For some of us, we don’t like being outside for festivals and sports, maybe you want to do indoor events with your family. Well if you haven’t gotten a Columbus Metropolitan Library […]
According to Fox 28, Columbus City Schools hosted their Super Reader Academy at seven different schools across the district on Saturday. The event provided second and third graders extra time and support to improve reading skills. At Africentric Early College, about 125 students participated. The school’s principal says it’s a great way to get students […]
Reading is not something that shouldn’t just happen in a classroom but outside of a classroom maybe even in at your local barbershop. Supreme Cutz in the Short North is doing exactly that with their barbershop book program which started over 2 years ago. The owner Emment Brown wanted his clients to make use of […]
In Faith Walking, Erica Campbell recites the scripture, "my people perish for lack of knowledge."
Christian athlete Lolo Jones, 34, has set a lofty New Year’s Resolution for herself: To finish reading the entire Bible in 90 days. The Olympic hurdler and bobsledder shared her plan on her Twitter account: “2017 New Year’s resolution was to read the Bible in its entirety in 90 days. I’m still on day 1.” Many fans […]
7th Grade Middle School Chronicles: Oh Essynce, If Only You Could See the Future… is the latest book written by teen author, Essynce Moore. Released on March 16, she is already preparing for a book tour to travel to different states and re-introduce children to the fundamentals and importance of reading. Books will be signed […]
At NewsOne, we believe that the child who reads is the child who leads. In keeping with that idea, we decided this summer to take…
