The familiar scene of patrons sheepishly approaching the library’s front desk to pay their overdue book fines is now a thing of the past at more than 130 libraries across Connecticut. Earlier this ...

Today’s libraries are a far cry from the silent hideaways of the past. They’ve become bustling hubs of their communities, preserving space for quiet reflection, while offering a wide variety of ...

On a recent Monday morning, the citizens of Kanawha County, West Virginia, came to check out a new chapter in the life of an old institution. After more than two years and $32 million in renovations, ...

The moment I step into the Phoenix Central Library, I’m pulled back to 2004 — to being 11 years old, newly arrived in the United States with my father, both of us carrying more questions than answers.

Over the last few years, public libraries have transitioned from being buildings that only store and lend books to being fully featured community centers. While today's public libraries are still ...

On September 1, the Public Library Association (PLA) issued its 2020 Public Library Technology Survey report, detailing how libraries are further extending their technology services and resources in ...

With the internet putting a seemingly infinite supply of answers, arguments, and amusements at our fingertips, do we still need libraries? The question isn’t as rhetorical as it once seemed. As shown ...

Perhaps the public library is an institution you take for granted. Or maybe you’re paying close to attention to how libraries, and the books they display on shelves, have become an unlikely ...

Young adults are finding it harder to borrow books reflective of their lived experiences in their schools and public libraries. It isn’t because these stories don’t exist — they do — but because ...