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IMPACT: Festival of Hope / UNC Children’s Hospital

Chapel Hill nonprofit donates books to UNC’s annual Festival of Hope, a fundraiser benefiting UNC Children’s Hospital and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Patrick Thompson pictured below at the fundraiser (Patrick Thompson – UNC Lineberger) UNC Children’s is a special place, where expertise and empathy come together to provide all children with the […]

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Why Printed Books Are Better Than Screens for Learning to Read: Q&A

By Alyson Klein — March 15, 2023  3 min read Students who want to read about dinosaurs, delve into English literature classics, or just immerse themselves in a good story have plenty of options: Traditional paper books, e-readers, audio books, tablets, computer screens, even their phones or smart watches. When it comes to learning, however, are all these

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Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of

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Study Probes Connection Between Excessive Screen Media Activity and Mental Health Problems in Youth

March 21, 2023 Smartphones, tablets, gaming systems, and other screen devices have become a major temptation for people of all ages, but a new study is focusing on the possible connection between excessive screen media activity and mental health problems in youth. The study, led by faculty at the Yale Department of Psychiatry and Columbia

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