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United for Libraries and Penguin Random House will award grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000) to support libraries in need. Specifically, grant funds will assist Friends of Library groups with ...

Small nonprofit libraries that operate with all-volunteer staffs object to the requirements. They will have three years to come into compliance. Under the proposed Maine Regional Library System Public ...

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable. “A library is in a lot of ways ...

There are still dozens of library branches that were built by Andrew Carnegie in the city. The Carnegie Corporation is giving them gifts. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find ...

The largest libraries of the ancient world weren’t mere book collections. They were centers of power, education, and survival across empires. Credit: Greek Reporter archive Clay tablets, papyrus ...

These nonprofit libraries function similarly to municipally run libraries, often receiving substantial local funding. While some independent libraries remain, others have been integrated into ...

The City of Dallas has proposed a $4.5 million cut to the Dallas Public Library budget over the next two years, which could result in the closure of up to five library branches, reduced staffing, and ...

In the early 2000s, the Wisconsin library system used some of its allocated federal funds to experiment with a new program: Libby, a platform where users can borrow e-books and audiobooks from their ...

Some libraries aren't just places to borrow books — they're destinations with deep history and architecture that tell stories beyond the pages. The 1000 Libraries Awards 2025 highlights some of the ...

The increasing ubiquity of e-books might be a good thing for avid readers, but walk into a library and you will hear a different story. Many libraries across the United States are locked in a battle ...