Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

As the New England Patriots continue to savor their 27-14 victory over the New York Jets in Week 11, they will certainly take stock into their performance on both sides of the ball. The Pats were ...

It’s a complaint many algebra teachers are familiar with, as more letters and symbols are introduced with progressively harder courses in mathematics. But why did the plus symbol emerge as the ...

Kitty Burns Florey, author of, The Music Of Eight: Learning In Old Age, at her home in Amherst. The Music Of Eight: Learning In Old Age, Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential ...

In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

September may be the bookiest month on the calendar, and there's no mystery as to why: We're in full back-to-school mode, and gathering the novels, texts, and tomes we need for class is at the ...

A $230 LEGO bundle that now costs $165. Did we mention it’s the Harry Potter Chomping Monster Book of Monsters, Mandrake, and Sorting Hat LEGO set? Each set has unique features, such as the Monster ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Providence Journal and United Way of Rhode Island have partnered to highlight the state's nonprofits. Each week, a nonprofit ...

Books Are Wings, a Rhode Island nonprofit, aims to provide free books to children in under-resourced communities. They distribute books through partnerships with schools and community centers and ...

The state’s new “Math Counts Act” requires Iowa schools to start screening students’ math skills three times each year. Schools have been testing students’ literacy skills three times a year for ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, host Emily Bazelon spoke with author Jonathan Mahler about his new book, The Gods of New York. This ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Volunteers with the Bay County library Foundation are sorting through 20,000 donated books to stock the free library on Wheels... or “F.L.O.W.” This year marks their ...