BOSTON — When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the winding shelves of the Boston Athenaeum, he feels a sense of awe — like he’s handling an artifact in a museum.

Months into an ongoing battle to pass a controversial policy that bans all transgender-related books from public libraries in Sumner County, a conservative activist has been appointed to the board.

The Redondo Beach Historic Library has overlooked the Pacific Ocean for nearly a century. Since it closed in 1991 as a library, the building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, has ...

Plainedge community members approved a $16.9 million bond resolution for a new library building, with the Tuesday, Oct. 7 vote tallying 876 yesses and 425 nos. According to the library, the added cost ...

Paula Poundstone, author and spokesperson for United for Libraries, perceptively stated: “The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy, and community.” At this time in ...

A Florida educator is seeking to thwart local officials’ hasty deal to hand over land in downtown Miami for the construction of Donald Trump’s presidential library. Florida International University ...

(KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) - The former director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas, said on Thursday that he was told to “resign or be fired” from his post after refusing ...

The libraries closed due to cooling issues for a collective 3,900 hours — more than for staff shortages, July’s city workers strike or other building issues. The libraries closed due to cooling issues ...

“This is a library that really serves the whole community,” said Jonathan Harper of Skillman Southwestern Friends Group. “You see families with young children. You see a lot of elderly residents ...

Pulitzer-winning journalist Barbara Tuchman once said, “Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.” Today, Torontonians can pour one out for the legendary writer, because the Toronto ...

OHIO, USA — The State Library of Ohio is one of many libraries across the country awaiting legal battles over federal funding and congressional debates as to how much they’ll receive next year. The ...

Area library users will now be able to access physical books and DVDs in Palos Hills all day and all night in the first offering of its kind in Illinois. Green Hills Public Library staff, officials ...