22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (392+ words) A children's literacy scheme founded by country music icon Dolly Parton is set to launch in Selby, providing free books to youngsters until they start school. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is being introduced as part of a wider £400,000 initiative aimed…...

1+ day, 19+ min ago   (466+ words) A crime writer who has benefitted from a scheme that helps new authors has said it is "restoring the connection" between books and local communities. The 1in200 scheme was launched in 2025 by writers Colin Wade, from Headington, and Laury Conn, from…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (312+ words) Book lovers are being invited to combine a good read with a sea view after four Little Libraries sprang up along the coast. The book cases have been installed on Sunderland seafront where holidaymakers and local people can borrow, exchange…...

1+ week, 9+ min ago   (824+ words) Social media is used by millions of people around the world to connect with friends, stay up to date with the latest pop culture news and for short-form entertainment, but one corner of the internet is encouraging a shift back…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (434+ words) Plans to cut £600,000 from York's library service budget have been dropped after a review found "now is not the right time" to reduce provision. City of York Council approved the savings in 2024 to help tackle budget pressures, but a report…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) Building work on a Grade II-listed library is expected to bring some disruption to users, with events moving to different venues during six months of renovations. Barrow Library will undergo a £400,000 refurbishment to its roof, sash windows, cast-iron guttering and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1239+ words) One child in Denver called her "The Book Queen". Another in Alabama calls her "Ms Dolly". Across the globe in Australia, a toddler with speech delays delighted her family with her first word - "orange" - after she and her twin sister…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (869+ words) Starting or returning to school can bring a mixture of excitement and nerves for any child. For children with additional needs, like autism, the time may be even more daunting and perhaps fearful. A new Belfast-made cartoon series aims to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (595+ words) Tributes have been paid to Dolly Parton from branches of her Imagination Library charity across Yorkshire. The much-loved singer died, aged 80, after a "brief battle with cancer", her management team said on Tuesday. Set up in 1995, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) A Scottish council has credited Dolly Parton, who has died at the age of 80, with inspiring a love of reading among children in its area. Renfrewshire Council said the country music star's Imagination Library had helped to put books in…...