It is no secret that Missouri struggles to achieve proficiency in reading. In 2024, 42% of Missouri’s fourth grade students scored below basic, meaning they did not meet the lowest performance standard of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, according to the Nation’s Report Card. To combat the low scores, recent literacy mandates require evidence-based […]
When I was pregnant with my son, I checked into signing him up for the Dollywood Foundation’s Imagination Library literacy program, which mail…
A Jefferson County school district superintendent called proposed legislation to create an A through F scoring system a way to claim the state…
Jefferson County Library patrons may see a new face at their local branch.
Jefferson County residents can win a Barnes & Noble gift card and a blanket just by reading throughout the month of January.
A Jefferson County men’s workout group has added a way to get books into children’s hands.
Geggie Elementary School’s librarian is on a mission to make reading more fun for students, and she’s recruiting the Eureka community to help.
The Riverbend Bookstore, 521 N. Truman Blvd., in Crystal City is set to open Friday, March 15, several months later than originally expected, …
Phil Amato and I learned to appreciate public libraries at about the same time in our lives – when each of us was growing up in Jefferson County.