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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Alaska
It's never too early to nourish a love for reading. Find out how Alaskan kids are receiving free books through the Imagination Library.
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Anchorage's Reading Rendezvous
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Reading Rendezvous is a giant, fun-filled, free Reading Fair, the latest effort by the Alaska Center for the Book, held in conjunction with Anchorage Municipal Libraries. Check out photos from the 2001 and 2002 fairs.
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Favorites: Kids Pick 'Em
In this section a sampling of students from Alaska schools tell us in their own words about their favorite books.
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On the Same Page: Alaskans Reading Together
Alaska Sisters in Crime and Alaska Center for the Book set out to select a book that all of Alaska could read, discuss and enjoy. Their first selection is now in the hands of readers.
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On Rereading Siddhartha
Writer Nancy Lord reflects on the power of reading and how a book she read years ago changed her life. "I wanted to know if Siddhartha was a good book. I wanted to know if it had, as I suspected was possible, changed my life."
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A Bookmark to a Love of Reading
Along the length of the bookmark she made, Nancy Barnes' grandmother wrote the words of Mark Twain: "Those who do not read have no advantage over those who can't."
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A Constant Adventure!
Reading has added hope and joy to the lives of Sara Juday and her family. Ever since Sara was a child, reading for her has been an adventure.
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Reach Out and Read
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You might not expect to receive a book and instruction on teaching your child to read when you take your youngster for a medical checkup. But that's what you'll get from the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center when your child comes in for a "well-child" examination.
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