Relax & Enjoy That Holiday Novel! It’s Helping You Be a Nicer Person
If you read Madame Bovary in high school, you might have thought, what’s wrong with this silly woman? If you…
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Giving Thanks: Our Board and Staff are Thankful for…
I’m most thankful for the dedication and passion of the LKC staff and volunteers. They make the difference! -Ed Nickel, Board…
Read MoreHow to Build a Better Book Club: Member Mix Keeps It Lively
As avid readers and literacy fans, most of us have belonged or do belong to a book club – at…
Read MoreFamily Reading Days Have Begun: Bringing Multiple Generations Together for the Joy of Reading
by Lindsey Clark, AmeriCorps VISTA, Family Reading Program Coordinator What’s your biggest dream? It’s a loaded question. As I sat…
Read MoreLiteracy KC Student Story: Kim Kline
by Will Orlowski, Americorps VISTA, Ticket to Read Program Coordinator “I want to complete everything you have to offer!” – Kim Kline…
Read MoreMinding Our Peas and Queues: Learning English is Tricky!
By Alleen VanBebber, Literacy Kansas City Board Member Remember when your baby (or friend’s baby or baby brother) began speaking…
Read MoreJust why do so many adults have trouble reading?
Most studies of intelligence are carried out with young people. Recently, there has been growing interest in how intelligence develops,…
Read MoreIntroducing Will Orlowski, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer & Ticket to Read Program Coordinator
The fall session of Literacy KC’s Ticket to Read (TTR) classes began September 8. As the AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer assigned…
Read MoreStudent JeVan McCurdy’s “insanely cool” experience at Literacy Kansas City
Twenty-nine-year-old JeVan McCurdy arrived at Literacy Kansas City the same way many of our students do: After he looked into…
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Local Author Candice Millard to Speak at Literacy for All Luncheon
In honor of International Literacy Day, September 8, 2015, we are pleased to launch our new Literacy KC blog, Between…
Read MoreBlog to Roll Out September 8th, 2015
Check back on September 8th as we roll out our new organizational blog, Between the Lines. We know you’re going to…
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