Mayor Craig Greenberg appointed Heather Lowe as Louisville Free Public Library's new executive director, according to a Sept. 29 news release. Lowe, a former interim director with the Dallas Public ...

When you join or renew your Friends membership during the month of October, you’ll automatically be entered into a drawing for gift baskets. These gift baskets feature gift cards to local ...

A partnership that allowed Virginia Beach Public Schools students to use school IDs at the city libraries ended, and some library advocates are concerned it could create barriers to access. The ...

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Nearly the entire third floor of the McKim Building has been closed off for a decade or more. Now, there is a push to renovate it and open it back up to the public. (Video by Raphael Chinca/Globe ...

Six months after a flood poured more than 5,000 gallons of water into Lancaster Public Library in downtown Lancaster, parts of the building’s first floor remain closed. The library and Lancaster ...

Allen County Public Library officials have to wait two weeks for Fort Wayne City Council’s action on their 2026 budget. Officials this week presented to council the budget approved by the library ...

The Boston Public Library (BPL) has stood since 1895, with most of its halls home to quiet education. However, for nearly a decade, most of its third floor has been off limits. The floor, once home to ...

Pulitzer-winning journalist Barbara Tuchman once said, “Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.” Today, Torontonians can pour one out for the legendary writer, because the Toronto ...

The LeRoy Collins Library in Leon County recently completed the first phase of a major renovation project. New features include meeting rooms, a recording studio, and a career center with an excavator ...

Tattoo artist Taki Kitamura, center, sits amongst his clients at Wesley United Methodist Church in San Jose's Japantown. Photo by John Agcaoili courtesy of San Francisco Public Library Sign up below ...

SINGAPORE: The decline in visitors and the high costs of renovation were considered in the decision to relocate Geylang East Public Library to Tanjong Katong Complex in 2030, Minister of State for ...