David Leonard doesn’t fit the stereotype of the typical library guy: In the six years since taking the helm of the BPL, the former IT consultant has never shushed anyone, and he recently did away with ...

Now a nonprofit organization with a network of more than 150,000 free book exchanges in 120 countries, the Little Free Library movement started in 2009 when a Wisconsin man mounted a wooden container, ...

First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to the chief digital officer of what is ...

After someone is murdered in the Boston Public Library, four strangers team up to solve the crime. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with author Sulari Gentill about her new book. Four strangers are sitting ...

The Library and Research team has interviewed Professor James K. Galbraith about his new book Welcome to the poisoned chalice: the destruction of Greece and the future of Europe which is now available ...

WASHINGTON – As he looks ahead to life after the White House, President Joe Biden still has a major decision ahead of him: Where to build his presidential library. Biden said in an exclusive interview ...

AVON LAKE, Ohio -- Art doesn’t need to be on a grand scale to be worthy of recognition. That’s the idea behind the Avon Lake Public Library’s upcoming Tiny Art Show. “The Avon Lake Public Library is ...

I wasn’t born a librarian. I didn’t exit the womb clutching a teeny book. My path to librarianship is an interesting and slightly harrowing story. I was living in Virginia. The day before my first ...

The Free Black Women’s Library display at the NY Art Book Fair (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) OlaRonke Akinmowo is the artist, scholar, and librarian behind the Free Black Women’s ...

Luna Stage is having their NY premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader’s Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library, directed by Ari Laura Kreith. The show runs at 59E59 Theaters from October 18th to November ...

The Virtual Interview Lab at Do Space in Omaha, Nebraska, is equipped with a computer, webcam, microphone, and ring light.Photo: Do Space An estimated 19 million Americans—or 6% of the ...