The lawn of the Lawrence Public Library is pictured Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Depending on what action Lawrence leaders take in early November, the Lawrence Public Library may soon have more ability to ...

A Lawrence Police Department vehicle sits outside the Lawrence Public Library Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. An uptick in disruptive behavior outside of the Lawrence Public Library this summer has led to ...

OSHKOSH – Changes are coming to Oshkosh Public Library. Starting Tuesday, OPL will enforce a more comprehensive patron behavior policy shaped by community and staff feedback. Approved by the Oshkosh ...

Librarians at Burlington’s Fletcher Free Library are doing far more these days than just shelving books. They’re monitoring security cameras, trying to distinguish naps from drug overdoses and ...

This library has checked out. A public library in California has shut its doors following months of rampant drug use, robberies and even public sex between the bookshelves as Golden State cities are ...

It has also recently become a flashpoint in debates over downtown safety following two violent incidents outside its doors.

IT’S AN INTERESTING STORY. LET’S START OFF WITH THE FACT THAT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY HERE IN SOMERVILLE IS LOCATED JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND OVER THE PAST WEEKS WE’VE SEEN THOSE CLOSURES.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. What we are supposed to do in libraries: read, be quiet. What we’re not ...

Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone played by your rules? You would always be first in line, no one would ever hassle you and you’d never be late for a meeting or event. But we all live in a world that ...

A huge thank-you to Susan Keenan for the wonderful story hour she puts on at the Pitkin County Library. The teachers from Early Learning Center (and other programs) love to bring our children to ...

"Duck Dynasty" star Missy Robertson gave a firsthand account of the "pushback" she, Christian actor Kirk Cameron and women's sports advocate Riley Gaines received from staff at a public library in ...

“It is a public library and it is open to all.” Blane Halliday, area public library director. If the “public” behaved at Bowie High School, or for that matter at FedEx Field, the way the “public” ...