Want to take a deep dive into American history? Every U.S. president since Herbert Hoover (and a few before) has a library dedicated to his life and time in office. These presidential libraries are ...

Step into a world where history whispers through grand halls, where books hold the secrets of centuries, and where beauty intertwines with knowledge. Washington, DC isn’t just a political powerhouse; ...

When people picture a school library, they still imagine rows of dusty books and students whispering behind tall shelves. But that image of silence couldn’t be further from reality. The modern library ...

CHICAGO - Fifteen new and renovated libraries feature in American Libraries’ 2025 Library Design Showcase. The showcase appears in the magazine’s September/October issue, available online today. The ...

With the internet putting a seemingly infinite supply of answers, arguments, and amusements at our fingertips, do we still need libraries? The question isn’t as rhetorical as it once seemed. As shown ...

Other popular titles in 2024 included Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Think Twice by Harlan Coben and Camino Ghost by John Grisham. One of the most-borrowed non-fiction titles from 2024 was The Demon of ...

When we took a look at the nation’s declining reading habits, our struggling bookstores and the prodigious number of books consumed by America’s top 1 percent of readers, scores of you wrote in with a ...

Go way beyond books: You can try 3D printers, Cricut machines, e-bikes, GoPros, power tools, and much more by simply joining your local library. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and ...

Reading a book is commonly seen as an individual activity, yet libraries have evolved to offer more than just book-lending services in the digital age. Public libraries have transformed into ...

According to most recent data from the Institute of Museum and Library services annual Public Library Survey, released earlier this month, gate counts at U.S. public libraries (that is, in-person ...

This issue brief offers an overview of the role and impact of school libraries, followed by recommendations to increase school library funding at the local, state, and federal levels as well as to ...

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