A Gift That Gets Children Reading

Early access to high-quality books can transform lives, improve educational outcomes and help create the next generation of ...
WBKO

Harlan Memorial Library receives funding for historic programs

MONROE COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) - The William B. Harlan Memorial Library has received awards and grants to help further research and expand historic programs. Along with the library, the Monroe County ...

Have you ever heard of a library robot? Check out Mesa's innovative addition to the Gateway Public Library.

The newest full-service library branch in Mesa features lots of innovative high-tech resources, but patrons can't get enough ...

'Old school to new school?': Study says millions needed to upgrade Riverside Elementary

"I think the time has come," said Reading School District Superintendent Khalid Mumin. "Riverside is an excellent structure ...
The New Yorker

A Battle with My Blood

When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything. Images come in flashes—people and places and stray conversations—and refuse to stop. I see my best friend from ...
Curbed

A First Look at a New Public Library Complex in the Bronx

Renderings for the new Grand Concourse Library in the Bronx. Photo: Secchi Smith Renderings for the new Grand Concourse Library in the Bronx. Photo: Secchi Smith The 65-year-old Grand Concourse ...
Buffalo Rising

First Look Buffalo’s New Play Reading Festival Returns for 2025

First Look Buffalo will once again present its annual New Play Reading Festival, running November 21–30 and featuring nine works-in-progress from both local and national playwrights. The festival has ...
The Repository

Hillary Clinton named honorary chairwoman of First Ladies Library national advisory board

Former first lady and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will serve as honorary chairwoman of a new national advisory board of the National First Ladies Library & Museum in Canton. The advisory ...
WUFT

Friends of the Library book sale opening day draws hundreds in era of low leisurely reading

Customers waited in a line that stretched for more than a block on the opening day of the fall Friends of the Library book sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. “It’s quite overwhelming whenever you think ...
Chicago Tribune

Donna Vickroy: If you’re a book lover, library clubs may have your next great read

A good book is not hard to find. Especially if you know where to look. Such a search seems imperative now that autumn is here and the recliner is calling. So, I asked people in the know — local ...
Berkshire Eagle

At Lenox Library’s ‘Banned Bookathon,’ readers push back against censorship — one book at a time

LENOX — One by one, readers stepped to the lectern inside the Lenox Library’s Reading Room on Wednesday to share passages from books others have tried to silence — from “1984” to “Gender Queer.” The ...
NPR

Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

After nearly two decades, the classic kids' show Reading Rainbow is back — with a new host and a new digital format, but with the same mission of encouraging children to "take a look, it's in a book." ...