A fresh new crop of books for your home or classroom – ask your local librarian and tell them “I want to read all the books!” ...

Libraries offer kids access to worlds beyond imagination. Library joy is real and it is contagious.

Book Cooks is designed to be a fun experience for children 2 1/2 to 6 years old, said Amanda Marciniak of the Olathe Parks & ...

Martin Luther King III lambasted North Carolina Lt. Gov. and GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson (R) for alleged comments he made about Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2011. “I am not ...

KMBC 9 Cares for Kids is partnering with Lead to Read to build a community of readers. You can help us reach our goal of sponsoring 1,000 kids this month. All it takes is a $15 donation to help ...

The 29th Fannie Lou Hamer Awards Reception will honor 17 local women for their civil and human rights leadership on Sept. 29 ...

Every month, a hand-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality book is mailed to enrolled children. The generosity of the Bazarsky Family Foundation makes Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at the MLK ...

Despite the historical inaccuracy and poor results of CRT/DEI programs, they have been embraced by teachers unions and ...

On MLK day in 2011, I was working in a small nursing home in my home county back in Iowa. I was tired and making $8 an hour ...

When children are very young, they will — even if they’re wiggling — listen when a book is read to them. As they get older, this becomes more difficult, given the distraction of screens and ...

Authorities said the incident happened around 2:45 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. There are no reports of injuries. Duke Energy is making repairs to restore power to the area.