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 ...

One at a Rochester elementary school library until recently also includes ... the school superintendent the final call, Superintendent Kent Pekel overruled the district’s review committee ...

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 ...

Mr. Ulbricht, who grew up in Austin, Texas, was arrested in 2013, after the F.B.I. tracked him down at a library in San Francisco ... alumna of the University of Rochester in upstate New York ...

Maxfield Parrish early turned his lush blues and sunlit yellows to frankly commercial account Recently American Car & Foundry used a series of Rockwell Kent ... sion of the Library of Congress.

Related: Scrutiny arises over RPS library policy Despite the objections from a review committee, RPS Superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel chose ... been called harmful by Rochester Pride.

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

Listen to this article Close to six dozen BIPOC-owned (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) businesses will be featured on ...

Kent District Library patrons checked out close to 2 million digital books in 2024, surpassing the prior year’s record-breaking numbers.

Rochester, N.Y. — Police officers teamed up with local youth for a day of gaming at the Central Library of Rochester, participating in a "Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies" tournament. The event ...

This week, New York State announced a fresh round of funding for Pro-Housing Communities. The program was started in 2023, as the state wanted to address a need for more ...