Libraries have served as guardians of knowledge for thousands of years, preserving ideas that might otherwise have disappeared forever. From handwritten clay tablets to modern digital archives, they ...

Libraries have been in flux since the dawn of the digital age. They face changes in the materials they provide, in use of their services, in the composition of their patron populations, and in demands ...

But as it’s summer here in the Northern Hemisphere and travel adventures abound, this week’s literary geography quiz takes ...

Most Americans view public libraries as important parts of their communities, with a majority reporting that libraries have the resources they need and play at least some role in helping them decide ...

The Washington Post recently ran a piece declaring that the world was in the midst of a new “golden age” of libraries. The piece approvingly mentioned a few recent library projects around the world, ...

There is little question that public libraries today are a vital institution—a point being driven home in cruel fashion as libraries around the country are forced to close in an effort to blunt the ...