Treasure each year of your life.
I’m going to be 85 this Saturday. I choose to see my life moving in different directions, all of them equally good. Some things are even...read full story
It was one of those unexpected moments of deep revelation. Walter Dean Myers wasn’t expecting anything special as he boarded the train on that particular morning. T...read full story
When I was seven years old, my first-grade teacher told me that I’d never read, write, or communicate properly. She doubted that I’d ever amount to anything o...read full story
Do you have an insatiable appetite for reading? Do you have more books than bookshelves to put them on? Would you rather be reading your favorite book right now? Working ...read full story
It’s hard not to love Halloween. It’s the time when you can play pranks on your friends, keep your house dusty with cobwebs, eat candy without guilt, dress up...read full story
“Few vacations are as gratifying as those devoted to personal growth.”- Pat Koch Thaler When you’re in vacation mode, you find it hard to get anyth...read full story
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” - Garrison Keillor I was talking to my sister last week—happily telling her about four very cool n...read full story
“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.”
- Irish Proverb
I’m lying in bed all stuffed up with a head cold as I’m writing this month’...read full story
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”- Jorge Luis Borges I had to visit my local library last month to pick up some tax forms...read full story
It’s difficult to think of a person who doesn’t have the desire to learn—whether the subject is history, sports, politics, cooking, or just plain trivia...read full story
