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Reach Out and Read

Apr 17, 2025

Despite humans having read for thousands of years, we still don't understand everything about how it happens.  It is still a mystery of how the eye, mind, and the brain are called upon to perform tasks that are fundamentally 'unnatural'.  Dr. Adrian Johns, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Chicago,...


Apr 3, 2025

Kids (and adults) sometimes have a hard time accepting unique characteristics in themselves and in others.  But when a book lands just right, sometimes the simplest format – a picture book – can have the greatest impact on how we view ourselves, others, and the world.  Author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg joins...