On April 9, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the release of the broadest survey to date—with 2,545 unique responses nationwide, representing 28% of all US public libraries—on how public ...

Eight public libraries will receive grants of $7,500–$10,000 to establish civic education and local news programs, through a ...

FACING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY, IT’S ALSO HELPFUL TO STEP BACK A BIT TO THE START. THE FRANKLIN MASS PUBLIC LIBRARY, ENDOWED ORIGINALLY WITH BOOKS DONATED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIMSELF, IS AMERICA’S ...

For generations, libraries have helped people explore knowledge, information and culture. The invention of the public library meant more and more people got to use these collections and services. In ...

It’s time for America to stop starving its libraries of funding. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

Libraries across the country are sharing their most checked-out books of 2023. Julien McRoberts Across the country, public libraries are announcing their most popular titles from last year. While no ...

This column is one in a multipart American Libraries series that explores the library profession’s relationship to sustainability. The world faces global ecological systems challenges of unprecedented ...