Mayor Deegan will challenge all attendees, and the entire city, to download a free app called Beanstack. Through this app, children and their caregivers will be able to log their reading minutes with ...

Morley Library’s Summer Reading Adventure kicked off June 8 in Painesville. More than 140 attendees enjoyed Outback Ray’s animal show, music by Ian Lane, and ice cream treats while signing up for ...

The following are upcoming events this week (Monday, April 12 to Saturday, April 18) at the Danville Public Library, located ...

The Gail Borden and Fox Valley public library districts have launched summer youth reading programs. Gail Borden’s Power Up Reading Challenge, which started this month, allows children to track their ...

The 2025-26 theme is Read with Benny, the mascot for the library’s online logging system Beanstack, who encourages patrons to “get cozy and enjoy reading this winter.” “The library’s collection of ...

Mayor Donna Deegan’s citywide reading challenge for school-age children, known as River City Readers, has surpassed expectations since its launch at the Main Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library ...