Editor’s Note: This commentary is part of our special focus on Summer Reading for the month of May. When the summer wind comes blowin’ in, try your best NOT to let life go on as normal. For a few months, allow the warm air to suffuse... Read More

Editor’s Note: This commentary is part of our special focus on Summer Reading for the month of May. I spent the heady, humid summer of 1995 in Portland, Oregon. There are no beaches in Portland, and the swimming pools are few and far... Read More

It’s common knowledge that students, like myself, can’t wait for summer to come. When we’re weighted down with our backpacks and hectic schedules, the countdown on the calender is a small comfort. When the sun finally begins to... Read More

I’ve had a problem these past few weeks trying to figure out just what “Summer Reading” is supposed to mean. Then, the death of an author solved it. Not that I’m happy about an author dying, but the recent passing of Robert M.... Read More

Editor’s Note: This commentary by librarian Anna Call is part of our special focus on Summer Reading for the month of May. Kids know the ritual well: receive list, borrow books, ignore books until the last week of summer vacation. Even... Read More