A late 19th century library supply catalog provides a glimpse into how libraries might have dealt with space issues over a century ago Alexia MacClain It seems as if libraries have always had the ...

For the repository that prides itself on having the largest and most diverse collection in the world, constant additions to its shelves should be a good thing for the Library of Congress. But the ...

Long-time Escondido library volunteer Virgina Abushanab doesn’t like what she sees when she looks at the racks of shelving in the city library. Perhaps more to the point, she’s not thrilled about what ...

“Push” is a 1996 novel that inspired the Oscar-winning movie “Precious.” It follows an illiterate Black teenager growing up ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana State University's library reopened Friday after rows of shelves tumbled over like dominoes, scattering 25,000 books. The Cunningham Memorial Library was closed after ...

The decision means that the 17 disputed titles, which cover topics including transgender and race issues, can remain off ...

Walking through the central branch of the Indianapolis Public Library, it seems a little bare. Chunks of shelves lie empty, mainly around the area with reference books right in front of the stairs to ...

A group of young people installed three metal shelves filled with some books at a relief camp in Manipur in July 2024. They called it a "mini library". Sharalee Armitage Howard designed a ...

It all started in 2021, when a community in a small county near Austin decided to rid their public library's shelves of ...

The LGBTQ-centered graphic novel Gender Queer is back on bookshelves at Wake County public libraries this week after protests from librarians and the public. The book, an autobiography about author ...