Books

Upgrades will address aging infrastructure, HVAC issues, failing systems, limited space for programming and visitors and parking constraints.

A literacy initiative beginning four years ago has reached 58% of Delaware's children. Now, a bilingual book collection enhances the program in both English and Spanish.

After two missed tries, the literary state senator will lend his voice to James Joyce’s “monumental, musical, bawdy” masterpiece.

Ecologist Douglas Tallamy talks about an approach to conservation that starts with letting your yard grow wild with native plants to save wildlife in 'Nature's Best Hope.'

In a confusing couple of days, a breakdown inside the Free Library led to opposing postings about the future of the Author Event series.

The legendary album of the Boss turns 40 and we reflect on the impact of Bruce Springsteen's music and what it says about our region, country, politics and more.

Filmmaker and author MK Asante's new memoir begins with him sitting vigil beside his nephew's hospital bed at Temple University hospital after he was shot nine times.

On Saturday, attendees of all ages enjoyed panel discussions, workshops and a comic book marketplace at Temple University’s Student and Faculty Center.

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins us to talk about why Americans feel so angry, outraged and aggrieved these days.

The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan on her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles. Plus, from AI chatbots to cheap products, American consumers have a long list of complaints.

Jasdomin Santana champions diversity in children's literature by incorporating Dominican culture into her storytelling.

Lawmakers in many states - including Pennsylvania and New Jersey - want you to be able to repair your cracked cell phone screen, broken laptop or other tech.

The school says the text was given to a physician who, without consent, bound it with the skin of a deceased female patient in a hospital where he worked.

Breyer says if readers get to the end of his new book, “They'll be able to say, ‘He's asking me… to make up my own mind.’”

The Community Schools Reading Intervention program was developed by elementary school officials and Mercer Street Friends during the pandemic.