A high school English department goes big to encourage reading January 10, 2019 – Posted in: books in design, Content, Reading / Literacy

When the students of Mundelein High School in Mundelein, Illinois returned to school from winter break there was something different about the hallways of the English department. Six floor-to-ceiling vinyl prints of book covers had been installed while they were away in the hopes that it would encourage students to talk more about their reading life. School spokesman Ron Girard says that the project was intended to “get students talking about the reading that they…

The Benefits of a Book-Filled Home Remain Strong October 10, 2018 – Posted in: Reading / Literacy

It’s no secret that a healthy portion of books in the home leads to more good things happening to the kids that live and grow up there. In his 2010 piece, Home Libraries Provide Huge Educational Advantage, Tom Jacobs of Pacific Standard alerted us to a comprehensive study that made clear that “the presence of book-lined shelves in the home — and the intellectual environment those volumes reflect — gives children an enormous advantage in…

The Public Collection: A new public art and literacy project July 24, 2015 – Posted in: Books and Art, Content, Library Architecture, product design, Reading / Literacy, sculpture

This August eight unique artist created libraries will grace the streets of Indianapolis. Under the moniker of The Public Collection these amazing micro libraries will be spread over the city and offer free books courtesy of the Indianapolis Public Library. The Public Collection is a blend of art and literacy. The goal is to “increase access to books through the use of functional pieces of art in familiar settings. The initiatives are to improve literacy, foster a deeper…

The reading life of scientists explored in new series from the University of Cambridge June 19, 2015 – Posted in: Content, Reading / Literacy

[youtube]https://youtu.be/i_Zq2FXTB5A?list=PLoEBu2Q8ia_OJey8wqE7pyczqsQ8BFrx3[/youtube] Taking its inspiration from the ‘What Scientists Read’ project which queried 30 scientists about their reading lives ‘Novel Thoughts‘ is new film series focusing on eight scientists and the books that helped shape their lives. For some, a book came along at just the right time. Professor Clare Bryant, of the Department of Zoology, read A S Byatt’s Possession at a crucial point in her early career. Its page-turning portrayal of two historians racing…

This summer’s “Reading Ambassadors” are coming from the Governor’s Mansion June 17, 2015 – Posted in: Content, Reading / Literacy

School’s out, summer is here and it’s “summer slide” prevention time. One of the more prominent offerings comes from Scholastic who has signed on forty-four U.S. Governors’ Spouses, along with the Governors of Colorado, Vermont and the U.S. territories Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands to act as “Reading Ambassadors” for the 2015 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. The free Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge encourages kids worldwide to log the minutes they spend reading in…

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