Dewey Decimal System Day today marks the birthday of librarian Melvil Dewey and celebrates the library classification system ...

Ever wonder if there's a place where your dollar stretches further, where neighbors still know your name, and where life moves at a pace that actually lets you enjoy it? Cuero, Texas might just be ...

On Dec. 5, 1975, the Henry L. Yesler Memorial Library was renamed after the influential Black abolitionists to better reflect ...

In school, history often feels like a sprint through centuries of wars, inventions, and royal family trees, with only quick ...

The 20-foot-tall installation, titled "Library of Us," featured titles that hold personal meaning for British artist Es Devlin—who invited visitors to sit on nearby benches and read ...

The Supreme Court lets stand a ruling allowing a Texas county to remove 17 library books, rejecting a First Amendment ...

From Burnsville to Pine City, from St. Paul to St. Cloud, a look at Minnesota mayors who turned longevity into local legend.

Never able to pass up a mystery, Duke library staff dove into the archives, starting with the records of every laborer who ...

Fifty years ago, the Central District book lovers and neighbors made a decision that would forever change the identity of their local library. They voted to shed the name of a city pioneer in ...

The Littlest Library, which opened on Independence Square last week, offers romance and fantasy genres and books in Spanish.

Advocates for the name change said Shirley Chisholm's legacy of achievements merited the honor, while opponents questioned her contributions to Amherst and the library.

I’ve probably only taken three books from LFLs in the past decade, but I always stop at each one I pass to see what’s inside.