Speaking to a class of library school students about work with youth and families offers librarians an opportunity to see what is going on in the real world of libraries. A presentation can cover ...

PEORIA — Though the Peoria Public Library is celebrating its 135th anniversary, there actually has been a library in Peoria for 160 years. For one year, beginning in 1855, there were two subscription ...

The first thing you notice about the renovation of the second floor of the Johnson Building at the Boston Public Library’s central Copley Square facility—which officially opens with a ribbon-cutting ...

Carlos Munozospina and Barbara Kessler of the Jericho library (Photos by Chris Boyle) For years, the Jericho Public Library has prided itself on riding the cutting-edge of technology. And now the ...

In the basement mailroom of the Aurora Public Library’s main building, covered by a ceiling panel above a copy machine, is the bricks-and-mortar legacy of the individual who once was the world’s ...

The main Nashville Library's Children's Department is new again. Yes, after 15 years of serious wear and tear from almost 100,000 active little book-loving patrons every year, the second floor ...

Librarians recognize that the idea of libraries as a place for just books is ludicrous and has been for decades. “We go with the ‘great libraries build great communities’ mantra,” says Nancy Coriaty, ...

This year's National Book Festival commemorates the 200th anniversary of the historic connection between the Library of Congress and Thomas Jefferson. It was a connection that arose from the ashes of ...

The Central Arkansas Library System's Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library in west Little Rock closes Monday for renovations that will last through early January. The makeover of the library, at 2015 Napa ...

The case of a fired Library of Congress staffer is prompting questions about whether the institution is being properly overseen by Congress and whether library employees have a fair process to appeal ...

The Manhasset Public Library 2015-16 budget passed by a 56 percent majority vote. The budget vote was as follows: There was a three-way race for the one seat on the Manhasset Public Library Board of ...