Wednesday marks the 15th annual World Read Aloud Day, celebrated in over 100 countries to promote literacy for all.

In a memo to the Rochester school board explaining the decision, Superintendent Kent Pekel said that while ... for placement on the open shelves of a library where students as young as five ...

Kent Pekel became superintendent of Rochester ... has voted 9-1 in favor of keeping the book. The Rochester Public Library has strongly defended the prize-winning book and finds “intrinsic ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Police Department is looking forward to a little friendly competition with some teens in the community on Wednesday night at the Rochester Central Library.

Kent Pekel became superintendent of Public Schools in June 2021. Since then, he's effectively steered RPS through some perilous waters, and the Post Bulletin's editorial board has lauded his ...