The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Young people are using the hallowed institutions at higher rates than older generations. And they’re not just there to read

I'm writing up a longish blog post about some controversies related to the "weeding" of books in public libraries and in public school libraries—which is to say, removal of books from library collections—and I'd love to talk to librarians who actually have some experience with this process. I've reviewed Rebecca…

A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former.

Few Australian libraries know how many items are stolen – be it the Bible or DVDs – and many no longer have an overdue fee

From Ghent’s De Krook to Helsinki’s Oodi, recent civic constructions have shared a vision of the library as a living room for the modern city

NEARLY a quarter of a million people in Scotland have turned to using cafes, libraries and community centres to keep warm, a charity has warned.

Through the early 1750s, two men in the British colony of Rhode Island – Martin Howard and Stephen Hopkins – had similar backgrounds and led strikingly similar lives. They knew each other, were both supporters of libraries with successful legal careers, and were politically active.

Around 650 libraries will benefit from Libraries Connected programme, as almost one in five council leaders fear bankruptcy this year or next

Despite a record increase in public library funding by the NSW government, most operate on the cost of a few new books per resident a year