Fort Worth prioritizes literacy effort as 2 in 3 students cannot read proficiently
| April 16, 2025
Mayor Mattie Parker issued a resolution April 15 declaring literacy as one of the city’s priorities. The document emphasized Fort Worth’s promise to help the 12 school districts serving the city achieve universal grade-level reading among students.
These librarians won’t let America’s fever hit Fahrenheit 451
| March 20, 2025
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A new documentary shows us our local guardians of intellectual freedom in battle.
25 books publishing in 2025 that we can’t wait to read
| December 19, 2024
Numerous books are set to be published in 2025, but these are a few of our most anticipated reads. Here are our 25 books publishing in 2025 we can't wait to read.
Celebrate Pride Month with these must-read books
| June 18, 2024
We asked our colleagues across Courier Newsroom to share recommendations for books by LGBTQ+ authors. Here’s what they said.
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with these staff-recommended must-read books
| May 6, 2024
We asked our colleagues across Courier Newsroom to share recommendations for books by AAPI authors. Here’s what they said.