Viroqua’s Driftless Books & Music is part of Wisconsin’s growing indie bookstore scene
Even in our era of two-day shipping and instant downloads, many booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection ...
Motherhood: Reigniting a love for bedtime stories one book at a time
In a tribute to one of her favorite activities as a new mom, WPR’s Jenny Peek gives us an ode ...
Rebellious readers: Sisters reflect on their love of books
Beth Lo grew up spending most of her free time immersed in books. Now living with her sister Mai J. ...
Short Story Night: A book club for the Fox Valley’s busiest readers
A room with a small stage in Lion's Tail Brewing in Neenah is packed on a Monday in mid-March. Folks ...
A Mother’s Voice: A Lifetime Of Reading With The Kids
A mother’s voice can wrap us in warm blankets. It can guide gently or yank us back from the cliff. ...
Wisconsin 101: Door County Bookmobile
Bookmobiles have long dotted Wisconsin’s roadways and parking lots. The state has a long history of bringing books and movies ...
Green Bay Teen Takes On The Braille Challenge
Like most 16 year olds, Green Bay native Baylee Alger loves playing video games. Watching him play the fighting game ...
Green Bay Teen Takes On The Braille Challenge
Like most 16 year olds, Green Bay native Baylee Alger loves playing video games. Watching him play the fighting game ...
The Wisconsin Idea In A Grandfather’s Life
Education gave Jeff Snowbarger’s farm boy grandfather the world. It also taught him how to navigate through despair. My grandfather was ...
A Lifetime Of Reading And Loving Aldo Leopold
Many people have been inspired by the works of Aldo Leopold. Ron Weber first picked up the Sand County Almanac ...
Literacy In Wisconsin: Liberian Refugee Miss Elizabeth Finds New Life In Milwaukee
Miss Elizabeth came to Milwaukee from Liberia in 2007. She knew no English. She’d never really even gone to school. ...
Literacy In Wisconsin: Ruth Is Improving Her Reading To Earn A GED
Bonnie began volunteering as a literacy tutor after seeing a notice in the newspaper. She was soon paired up with ...
Literacy In Wisconsin: Welder And Artist Augie Learning To Read Blueprints With Tutor
Augie has been a welder for forty years. A problem at work exposed his reading disability and led him to ...
School Bus Driver Steers Students Toward Love Of Reading
After years running his family farm in southern Door County, Ted Chaudoir and his wife started a new job: driving ...
Bringing Shakespeare To Kids
Milwaukee-based actor Ron Scot Fry has been traveling around the world introducing kids to Shakespeare for years. He tells us ...