Literacy

Volunteers Bring Books And A Love Of Reading To Kids

A team of young volunteers that started in Morgantown is building an international network to make sure preschoolers have their own books at home.

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Demand Increases At Food Banks And Volunteers Support Child Literacy, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a volunteer group makes sure all preschool kids get new picture books and learn a love of reading and a foodbank is struggling to meet a sharp increase in demand.

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County School Districts Rank Nationally For Improving Student Literacy 

State education leaders are drawing attention to nine counties that have improved literacy assessments by more than 3% since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Roanoke Library Hosts Long-Running Dungeons & Dragons Game

Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D for short, is a roleplaying game that allows players to inhabit characters in a fantasy setting. They work together to battle monsters, find treasure and tell a shared story in which they’re all the main characters. Youth Services Librarian Jeffrey Wood ran a recent session, guiding a group of young teenagers through an adventure involving a sheep, a dragon made of furniture and a few other creatures.

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