Note: This post contains mentions of substance abuse and abuse. The library is a magical place to many, but there's a lot more to working in one than just shelving books and handing out library cards.

Though many Illinois libraries already have supplies of medications that can reverse opioid overdoses, a new state law will ...

The new law, which goes into effect January 1, will require all public libraries in the state to stock opioid overdose ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marsha Hill feels like she's been coming to the public library for a hundred years. She came with her kids when they were young. Later, she came for computer help. Now at 66, she's ...

A sound that’s almost synonymous with visiting a quiet public library — the clacking of fingers on public computers — is slowly slipping toward possible extinction. In analysis of public library data ...

Brooklyn Public Library has reopened the Ryder Library in Bensonhurst after a three-year closure, unveiling a modern, ...

FLOURISHING. WITH ALL THE SERIOUS CHALLENGES FACING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY, IT’S ALSO HELPFUL TO STEP BACK A BIT TO THE START. THE FRANKLIN MASS. PUBLIC LIBRARY, ENDOWED ORIGINALLY WITH BOOKS DONATED ...

That is a great question, and a timely one, given the launch of the newly constructed Central Library in Seattle a few weeks ago. This is meant to be a flagship for the national library system, ...

The Montana State Library Commission voted 5-1 (with one abstention) in July 2023 to rescind its membership in the American Library Association because of the ALA’s then-president: a self-proclaimed ...

Next year is shaping up as a big year for the Lawrence Public Library as the early parts of 2026 will include a lot of work ...