It’s true that millennials love a good bit of nostalgic reminiscing, especially about pop culture-related childhood staples—like the “Book It” program, for example. Not only did it motivate an entire ...

The Prison Book Program has spent almost 50 years with one central mission: providing incarcerated people across the United States with free books from its headquarters in Quincy, Mass. “This program ...

Dolly Parton's father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to ...

For more than 50 years, the Prison Book Program has been built on one simple idea: Everybody deserves the freedom to read. The Quincy-based nonprofit sends tens of thousands of free books each year to ...

A Dolly Parton-inspired literacy program that benefits young children in Vigo and Clay counties has been getting plenty of attention lately. The recent Indiana House budget proposal eliminated state ...

When Tandy Cobb was a young girl growing up in Clarksville, Tenn., in the 1950s, her parents, who were avid readers, would regularly take her and her brother to the local library to check out books.

It's Read Across America Week and there's a brand-new program in New Jersey that makes sure kids across North Jersey will have access to the books they need to succeed. The free book program has ...