Someone who enjoys sharing knowledge with others may like the idea of working in a library, since that is a place where visitors often seek answers to questions. In those scenarios, librarians become ...

Our online column Letters of the Law explores a wide range of legal issues that arise in libraries, with the help of a pair of leading authorities: Mary Minow, a librarian who became a lawyer, and ...

For the past five years, Robert and Patty Aliperti of Sayville have borrowed ad infinitum from their local library — a metal detector, a Spero ball robot, a check engine scanner, a telescope, a ...

Twenty years since Bill Clinton opened his presidential library and museum before a rain-soaked crowd, the area around the glass and steel facility has been transformed.The museum fueled development ...

The front circulation desk at the Bartholomew County Public Library is shown. The Bartholomew County Public Library is preparing to undergo its first major system upgrade in 16 years in what library ...

Few academic libraries were spared from spending cuts in the wake of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new survey results from Ithaka S+R, a higher education-focused research and ...

Throughout the country, far-right groups are trying to control what books kids can read. In Dayton, Wash., they tried to shut down the library altogether. Illustration by Ross MacDonald. EDITOR’S NOTE ...

Longmont Public Library is observing Banned Books Week with programs that support the freedom to read diverse texts and draw attention to efforts around the country to restrict access to certain books ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, children and parents attended a playtime event in the vibrant first-floor youth section of Portland’s Central Library. Meanwhile, a pair of medical responders carried a ...