Tag: Books
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Beyond books: Michigan libraries reinventing role as reading wanes
Libraries across Michigan are lending tools and cookware, hosting clothing swaps, repair cafés and indoor farmers markets. âWeâre so much more than (a place) for checking out books,â one official said….
Fossil Fuel FUD Is Targeting Your Children
A children’s book in Sweden about fossil fuels has created controversy, with critics saying it is propaganda for the oil and gas industry.
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Bruce County Memories: Steam tug locked in ice pack off Tobermory
In 1879, the 60-foot steam tug “Prince Alfred” arrived in Wiarton to replace the “O’Koura” which had burned on Colpoys Bay the previous summer. Owner Andrew Port offered travellers a daily, one-way passage from Wiarton to Owen Sound for 75 cents. The winter of 1879-80 was unusually mild and the Prince Alfred was able to […]
A northern Michigan school goes ‘no screens’ to boost literacy. Is it the right approach?
Mesick schools pulled screens from elementary classrooms to boost literacy scores. Some experts say there are risks that students could fall behind in the digital age.
