The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

To hear progressives tell it, attacks on free speech come almost exclusively from right-wing book burners eager to control the contents of public school libraries. In particular, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his assaults on woke pedagogy tickle their neck hairs.

Data shows that Patterson’s 14-year run as readers’ overall favourite has given way to the Gruffalo author

Subsidised buses, free garden waste uplift and libraries protected as finance compromise agreed.

More than eight branches shut, an unrelenting protest by 75 employees over lack of salaries, a funds crunch, and at the centre of it all, one of Delhi’s oldest municipal libraries and a BJP leader mired in allegations of corruption and mismanagement.

As droughts, fire and severe storms ravage the western United States, local libraries offer sanctuary to those in need.

Concerns were raised by Conservatives about a council tax rise in Wirral and top staff salaries in the fierce debate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A controversial change to how public libraries operate in Missouri may go into effect without any public hearings, despite generating a record-setting amount of public comments.

BOISE, Idaho — A new Idaho bill would open schools and public libraries to lawsuits for allowing minors to obtain books, films and other media that depict sexual content deemed “offensive.”

Librarians are the curators of creativity. They collect success stories and share it with the world. Traditionally, the success was from published authors, which libraries shared with the local community. More recently, the model has been flipped: libraries have started to collect from the local community to share with everyone.

Letter: Kathryn Davidson says the money earmarked for an extension and foyer could instead be used to rebuild a battered and undervalued library network

A previously announced plan to partner with more community clinics and nonprofits is complete. Mental health services will be offered at some libraries and O’Hare.