Tutor Nancy Ost, left, with Maple Bee, a second-grader with the Wizard’s Wardrobe reading program in Albany’s South End (photo by Amy Biancolli)  Times Union  By Abigail Rubel  Updated 2:47 pm EDT, Thursday, September 24, 2020  https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Wizard-s-Wardrobe-presents-event-featuring-15565316.php#:~:text=Wizard’s%20Wardrobe%2C%20a%20nonprofit%20free,Katherine%20Paterson%20on%20Monday%2C%20Oct. Wizard’s Wardrobe, a nonprofit...

During Black History Month, 2020, students and tutors read numerous fiction and non-fiction books, sharing powerful stories of slavery, the underground railroad, and the bravery and contributions of African-Americans who inspired courage and resistance during those times. As students read,...

Inaugural Annual Event, 2019. Rex Smith, Editor and Vice President of the Times Union, kicked off the evening with eloquence and just a bit of magical inspiration. The stage was set for local readers, many of national and international recognition,...

Times Union By Amy Biancolli Updated 6:43 pm EDT, Friday, October 25, 2019 https://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Word-wizardry-14560276.php#item-85307-tbla-10 Books are magic. Any kid can tell you that. Any person who used to be a kid can tell you that. Just ask the novelist Gregory...

Time: 6:00-8:30pm Place: Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 N Pearl St. Albany, NY 12207 Join us for an evening of powerful readings, featuring Gregory Maguire, the New York Times best-selling author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch...

June, 2019: See The Wizard’s Wardrobe student writing featured in this amazing first edition, along with other community writers.  The NAACP, along with the Howe Branch of Albany Public Library, Center for Law and Justice, Youth FX, and other partners are...

by: Mary Wilson Posted: Nov 26, 2018 / 10:31 AM EST / Updated: Nov 26, 2018 / 11:43 AM EST https://www.news10.com/news/special-reports/super-mom-monday-reading-is-magic-at-the-wizards-wardrobe/ In this Super Mom report, News10’s Mary Wilson visits a special tutoring program in Albany that extends learning beyond...