Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under political attack, ...

My Book of Firsts by Lee Wardlaw ... My Dear Sea by André Carrilho (Blue Dot Kids, $18.95; ISBN 979-8-989858-83-5). Diggers Love Their Daddies! by Brianna Caplan Sayres, illus.

The Fort Dodge Public Library is always a good place to find something to read. This week, people of all ages will be able to ...