The latest survey from The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project focuses on how residents of different communities (ie: urban, surburban, rural) read and use reading-related technology and institutions.Reading Habits in Different Communities | Pew Internet Libraries
E-readers: "Our ticket back to widespread smarts?"
While I am not so sure that e-readers are "our ticket back" to a more literate-leaning society it does seem that the small percentage of Americans (28%) that own one seem to be reading more.Created by: www.OnlineTeachingDegree.comand while we are on the topic - check out this bus that was created by the ad agency TDA Boulder for Colorado's non-profit ACE Scholarships.Should we be providing free e-readers to all high-school students?
Keep the Kids Reading All Summer Long
About 1,000 volunteers gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. yesterday to ring in summer by preparing 50,000 "summer reading" backpacks for distribution to low income children.The event was part of United Way's Day of Action. First Book, the non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to new books for children in need, donated 150,000 books for the event. Each backpack was filled with three new books, and a "reading kit" featuring tips, activities and bookmarks. Original flyer for the event: Libraries across the country are offering Summer Reading programs for kids so no excuses. Keep the kids reading all summer long!My...
Reading Down Under: marie claire launches literacy campaign
Maeve Dermody and Wuthering Heights by Emily BronteFour out of five indigenous children in the remote areas of Australia are illiterate. To help break this horrific reality marie claire magazine has enlisted some of Australia's leading stars.marie claire asks some of the country' leading entertainers "to evoke the spirit of books that mean a lot to them." The project is called The Wonder of Words.Vanessa Amorosi and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe campaign lasts through the month of February and benefits the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (which also benefited from Ikea's recent construction of the world's largest outdoor...
Rachel Maddow and Seth Myers join READ campaign
The American Library Association has announced the latest additions to its Celebrity READ poster campaign.Progressive talk show host Rachel Maddow and Saturday Night Live star Seth Myers are the latest big names to be posterized.The posters, which go for $16 a piece, help fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide while promoting libraries, literacy, lifelong learning, and reading.Maddow and Meyers join a long list of library and reading friendly celebrities and athletes who support the READ campaign. From Yo Ming to Yoda, Bill Gates to Ice Cube, and Tony Hawk to Rachael Ray,the READ poster campaign has...