Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day with the story of a first edition version of The Hobbit that has its own interesting adventure. Similar to the ring of power in the LOTR trilogy, this book was stolen from, but then later returned to, its home at The University of North Texas. Luckily for all of us book lovers and fantasy fans, it wasn't dipped in a lava bath once it got back home.
There are many books released every year in the nation, which find their ways to Texas. But why did Texas land number one on a list for books like this?
It’s a new year and that means it’s probably time to clean out your kitchen pantries. If you find that you did way too much shopping last year and need somewhere to donate your extra food to, we got you!
The YWCA El Paso del Norte Region is hoping to put a stop to this book banning effort by collecting book donations as a part of a partnership with the City of El Paso to create banned book sections in every El Paso public library.
Books are Gems is a local nonprofit organization committed to providing free and low-cost books as well as other resources to El Paso children and educators.