Kid play area added to plans

An architect from MarmonMok of San Antonio brought new drawings to the board of trustees of the library district on Thursday during their regular meeting. The new elevation renderings show the addition of a large play area that would be northwest of the expanded...

Kids and reading

I thought this battle had been fought and was over and done with: the war over the best way to teach children how to read. Boy, was I wrong. I remember a skirmish in the battle when my brother started first grade in Amarillo. I had gone through first grade there three...

Slime! Science! Service!

The Tween Curiosity Club last Saturday afternoon featured all three with lessons from Mary Hill, a popular and regular presenter for the club. As you can see, the slime turned out — well — perfectly slimy! The Curiosity Club meets from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m....

Coming soon: mini books

A story by Alexander Alter announces in today’s New York Times that an American publishing house is about to borrow an idea from Amsterdam that could revolutionize the way you and I — and our children — read books. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin...