Literacy Volunteers of Franklin and Somerset Counties has changed the hours for Free Book Saturdays, held the last Saturday of every month to 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. for the winter.
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She graduated without learning to read. Now she’s suing her school.
Aleysha Ortiz alleges in her lawsuit that she was never provided adequate therapy or special education support.
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The Maine Book Fest in downtown Waterville celebrates all books
Weekend festival offered a book fair and market, book talks, writing events and more.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue school district literacy audit presentation reveals loyal staff, area of improvement
Carrie Thurston of CSS Consulting called RSU 9 teaching staff “a very loyal group of educators who like being here” in her literacy audit at the RSU 9 board of directors meeting on Tuesday, May 14.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin’s Scrabble Fest set for April 28
AUBURN — Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin’s annual Scrabble Fest is set for 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. There will be three rounds of Scrabble team play. Teams of two to four players will participate in either the pro (intense) or the social (fun) category. To participate, players must […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
It’s ‘Read Across America’ week in Oxford Hills
Students across the school district are spending this week celebrating books and reading.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston elementary school program rewards students’ kind deeds with books
Over the past few months, dozens of students at Geiger Elementary School have received books from the school’s new vending machine as a reward for being kind to others.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Photo: An old fashioned library
The director of Freeland Holmes Library in Oxford logs new books by hand.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Augusta StoryWalk provides place for kids to exercise body and mind
Walkers can read a children’s story as they traverse a trail through the woods between Eastern Avenue and Cony Street in Augusta. Officials unveiled the installation this week.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Bookworms gather for 12-hour Read-a-Thon
The Read-a-Thon was held to raise money for Backroads Books, which will bring free children’s books to remote areas in Franklin County.