The range of things – other than books – that you can check out at Sacramento Public Libraries is expanding. This weekend the library system is launching its new Library of Things, intended to help ...

Library honors volunteers: The Livermore Library has recognized four outstanding volunteers for their service to the library. Gail O’Donnell has been chosen the 2015 Volunteer of the Year. She has ...

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 ...

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 ...

"We are trying to create an iconic landmark that is a tribute to the love of knowledge that this community has ... a building that they can be proud of, and that they can feel at home in." In an early ...

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 ...

President Barack Obama and former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter arrive for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas. ...

Americans’ use of public libraries has fluctuated in recent years, and this survey shows that just under half of all those age 16 and older (48%) say they have visited a public library or bookmobile ...

With a dash of the board game Clue, an element of theater, and a guaranteed adrenaline rush, escape rooms have taken off in a big way. According to a July 2015 MarketWatch article, at least 2,800 have ...

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 ...