Summer camps offered at Riley Child Center on PUC campus

HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's Charlotte Riley Child Center has openings for its Summer Camp and Kindergarten Boot Camp.

Hammond students share books and meet author, storyteller

HAMMOND | The School City of Hammond, in collaboration with the Northwest Indiana Reading Council, hosted a Young Authors Conference last month at Morton Elementary School.

The new book group? Women form 'Lean In' circles

"Remember - you are your own brand," business coach Franne McNeal was telling some 100 women crowded into a downtown Manhattan office lounge one evening last week.

Buffalo Wild Wings diners get a free book about Alaska in library project

The Lansing Library participated in World Book Night on Tuesday, with volunteers at various locations in the village handing out books for free to encourage nonreaders to read.

Celebrating the young child

Best-selling author will share his book and experiences at IUN

GARY | Wes Moore, New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates," will speak about the book at 4 p.m. March 6 at Indiana University Northwest.

Meet famous women, hear stories at the Hammond library

HAMMOND | Hammond Public Library events and activities represent a wide range of interests and educational topics. Here is a sampling of upcoming programs at the library, 564 State St.:

House OKs preschool voucher program

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana House voted 92-6 Monday to establish a preschool pilot program providing tuition support for up to 1,000 4-year-olds to attend preschool in five to-be-determined counties.

YOUNG VOICES: Books have power to transform readers' lives

The young people of today’s society are forgetting how important it is to read books for the basic benefit of expanding their minds.

The Classic Approach: Time-true favorite books of children vary by generation

While sorting and reviewing the existing book collection, Kristal Rada, head of Youth Services Department at Portage Library, decided it was time for some early spring cleaning.

Bingo for Books supports reading program at Jones Elementary

Children’s author shares stories with Forest Ridge students

SCHERERVILLE | Listening to stories is nothing new at Forest Ridge Academy, but hearing them from the actual author is.

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Great Tips to Turn Kids into Regular Readers

With all the gizmos, gadgets and electronic media available these days, it can be tough for parents to get kids to sit down with good old-fashioned books. But regular reading, done for fun, is linked to better school performance.

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Bookstore opens in Chesterton

CHESTERTON | A new bookstore, The Living Room, has opened at 135 S. Calumet Ave.

Kids invited to review books for Dyer-S'ville library program

SCHERERVILLE | The Lake County Public Library's Dyer-Schererville branch offers a program that encourages children 12 to 17 years old to review books.

ANDREA NEAL: Reading 20 minutes a day is reform that works

Before lawmakers throw money at the thorny issue of early-childhood education they should consider an experiment in Richmond aimed at getting parents to read to their children daily.

Constitution, clown nose don't belong together

The recent campaign encouraging children to become interested in reading by wearing clown noses and reading the Preamble to the Constitution was beyond degradation. Not only was it demeaning for the students, to choose our Constitution iced the cake.

Reading and rainbows

CROWN POINT | More than 600 participants gathered in the Eisenhower Elementary School gym for a literacy assembly at 10 a.m. Oct. 5 to participate in the annual Time Out for Reading event.