Storyteller Priscilla Howe has some advice for young Iola Elementary School students. If you want to tell a story with a jump scare, slow down as you approach the key moment. Speak very… very… carefully…

Who doesn’t love a ghost story? Iola Reads and the Iola Public Library will offer spooky stories through the end of this month, with a storyteller, a youth book selection and even a haunted library. …

WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-2022 school year, with the bulk of the ban requests coming from a handful of right-wing groups pushing…

Rogers published the book in 2021 and will sign copies from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at 4 M’s and a Silent Q Book Store, 110 E. Madison Ave. The book, published by Christian…

Campaigns to remove books from schools and libraries in the United States have increased dramatically in recent years. This book-banning frenzy has risen to such absurd heights that a recent headline read: “Florida rejects 41%…

“What if you didn’t have a Switch?” Horrified gasps filled the air of the gymnasium at Jefferson Elementary School as first and second grade students imagined life without their beloved handheld video game device. “What…

Jefferson Elementary had 72 second-graders who met the Caldecott Challenge of reading 20 or more Caldecott Medal-winning books. Five students earned trophies for reading all 84 Caldecott Medal books. 

Just in time for the holidays, librarian Kaite Stover answered every question as to what you should buy others — or even yourself — for Christmas. Stover’s program, “Book Buzz: Books for the Winter Holiday…

WICHITA, Kansas — The Goddard school district has removed more than two dozen books from circulation in the district’s school libraries, citing national attention and challenges to the books elsewhere. The list of books includes…

“Everyone is a reader. Some just haven’t found their favorite book yet.” — Anonymous Music teacher Mikaela Crotchett wasn’t a big reader until she came to Iola schools this fall. She soon learned she’d need…