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At the center of Athens, Illinois, the Athens Municipal Library serves as a critical community connector, linking residents to information, resources…

   My home is my safe place. I have only one neighbor within a few miles, and the thought of living in a neighborhood sounds like absolute crazy talk…

Between reading the Percy Jackson series in elementary school and studying art history in college, I’ve always loved ancient Hellenistic culture. I…

New Donors, New Voices, New Impact for a New Year  As we prepare to turn the page on one year and step into the promise of the next, I find myself…

Have you ever been nervous to read in front of others? For Sam, a quiet third-grader, that fear was real. When he first attended a literacy summer…

Have you ever had to choose between paying a bill or buying groceries?  That's what life was like for Meg.  As a single mom with two kids, she worked…

What would you do if everything you worked for suddenly slipped away? For Mr. J, that moment came without warning. You can help him and others build…