According to the National Literacy Trust, 8.6% of children do not own a book. This is concerning. But what’s disturbing is that children’s access to libraries is shrinking. This can be attributed to terribly constrained book budgets available to local libraries. As a result, children are denied access to a large variety of books that libraries offer. Book ownership is no … [Read more...] about For Children, Libraries Are More Important Than Owning Books