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Books for the world (The Buffalo News)
Greg Henzler Jr., 17, is anything but a bookworm. So why has the Canisius High School student been stashing thousands of books in his family's East Amherst garage?

A faraway place and a time are captured in these kids books (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The best nonfiction books for kids offer riveting narratives that read as well as any novel, as well as eye-catching designs, as these new books prove: As a child, Wangari Maathai reveled in the green fields and trees in her native Kenya. After attending college in America, however, Maathai was shocked to see how development had scarred the Kenyan landscape.

Berlin readers to read 800 books (The Daily American)
Jenny Shafer’s third grade students at Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School set a goal for themselves, which was to read 800 books from Feb. 21 through May 21. They have already exceeded that goal.

Library books hide secret artwork (BBC News)
Islanders browsing the shelves of Guille-Alles Library could find artwork hidden inside books.

Boulder store to give away comic books (Boulder Daily Camera)
Boulder-based Time Warp, 3105 28th St., will hand out free comic books to all its customers Saturday to help celebrate “Free Comic Book Day.”

Author nominate the books they would like to see back in print (Guardian Unlimited)
Is there an old favourite you'd like to see back in print? Thanks to Faber and Faber, now's your chance. Here, writers tell us which books they will be requesting

American Embassy gives out books to Zanzibar university (IPP Media)
The US embassy in the country has donated 85 titles of books worth USD 5,000 to the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) as part of the ongoing programme to maintain and upgrade the university`s American Corner minilibrary.

Books to Remember (Kirkus Reviews)
Books to Remember has been an annual tradition at The New York Public Library for more than 50 years. Each year, a small group of librarians comb through hundreds of book reviews and consider hundreds of new titles in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

Short Takes: Children's Books (The Charlotte Observer)
EVERYBODY BONJOURS! By Leslie Kimmelman and Sarah McMenemy (Knopf, ages 4-8, 40 pages, $16.99) SOMEDAY WHEN MY CAT CAN TALK By Caroline Lazo and Kyrsten Brooker (Schwartz & Wade, ages 4-8, 32 pages, $16.99) Craving a European family vacation but can't afford it? Cheaper option: Two picture books to transport you and the little ones across the pond. "Everybody Bonjours!" follows a ...