"Anything that encourages reading is a win in our book." A Florida elementary school is offering reading material, rather than sweets, to students who frequent the vending machine. "It's been a ...

The most popular vending machines in some Treasure Coast elementary and middle schools don't dispense candy or soda. They're usually the ones that dole out books. In Martin County schools, for example ...

The main playroom of the Rancho Cordova Youth Center features laminate floors, a few whiteboards and lockers pushed against the edges, and a giant vending machine in the left corner. But unlike ...

We're used to vending machines plunking out a soda, a bag of chips or a favorite candy bar. But what about dispensing a new book? That's the novel approach about a half-dozen Des Moines Public Schools ...