DeKalb and Sycamore public libraries are teaming up to build and donate books and bookcases for low-income families.The libraries will host the third annual Bookcase Project banquet 6 p.m. Thursday at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road. The banquet...

A community project to promote literacy in the homes of low-income preschoolers will launch this winter.John Rey, chairperson for the DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project, read about a program in Conway, Ark. called Bookcase for Every Child. Through this...