Summer provides a much-needed break for children from school routines, but it’s also an important time to ensure that the learning doesn’t stop for a long period of time.

A group of 30 independent bookstores in southwestern Pennsylvania will participate in an event that will enable participants to discover bookstores in the region and win raffle prizes.

PA Promise for Children has released its list of July books for preschoolers, providing eight titles across four categories.

Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources can help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.

Families, child care providers, libraries, and community organizations can all help to instill a love of reading in young children through the Pennsylvania One Book program, which offers free, engaging resources to support early literacy and meaningful reading experiences.

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) has unveiled its 2026 Summer Learning and Literacy Road Trip, which features a theme of exploring the natural world.

Pennsylvania Promise for Children has released its June list of recommended books for preschoolers that includes eight titles across four categories.

Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.

Pennsylvania early learning programs, libraries, and families can take the 2026 PA One Book Survey to provide feedback on the year’s book selection.

Celebrated in May, Latino Books Month provides a great opportunity for educators and caregivers to highlight authors from Spanish-speaking countries and bilingual titles for children to read.

Pennsylvania Promise for Children has released its May list of recommended books for preschoolers that includes eight titles across four categories.

Some children may be less inclined to crack a book without being required to do so, but there are methods and activities that caregivers can pair with literacy that can help children to develop an interest in reading.

Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.

A new Pittsburgh literacy campaign titled “Won’t You Be a Reader?” will kick off on Saturday, May 16 with a free Scholastic book fair at MuseumLab.

Buzzword will host an upcoming event to celebrate the release of its new PARADE Buzz Box that will include stories and a dinner.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education’s (P.R.I.D.E.) program has released a list of six books for children to celebrate April’s Month of the Young Child and has asked educators and caregivers to take part in a survey.

This month’s Buzzword is PARADE, which means to walk or march to celebrate something.

PA Promise for Children has released its list of April books for preschoolers that includes eight books across four categories.

Various organizations, states, and nations recognize several observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and childcare professionals acknowledge and navigate them.