Six days a week, public libraries offer air-conditioned spaces to study, work, surf the internet, or simply catch up with a friend — as long as it’s done in hushed tones. Then there’s the plethora of ...

If you do a Google search for "card catalog" it will likely return Pinterest-worthy images of antique furniture for sale — boxy, wooden cabinets with tiny drawers, great for storing knick-knacks, ...

Men working at linotype machines in the Card Division Printing Office of the Library of Congress (c. 1900-1920), from The Card Catalog: Books, Cards and Literary Treasures by the Library of Congress, ...

Use your credentials to access your library's ebook collection. Many libraries use Libby, a cross-platform service that lets you borrow digital versions of millions of ebooks and audiobooks and send ...

A woman using the card catalog at the main reading room of the Library of Congress, circa 1940. Photo: Library of Congress OCLC printed its last library catalog cards on October 1, 2015, ending an era ...

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Springfield-Greene County Library District is giving readers a new reason to celebrate. This year, the Library is rolling out six exclusive, ...

In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that would become the "Library Bill of Rights." The first tenet states: "Books ...

This year’s theme, “One Card, Endless Possibilities,” couldn’t be more fitting for a library that’s such an important part of the Westlake community. Whether you’re a parent hoping to spark your child ...

Most Americans ages 16 and older in the United States have used a public library at some point in their lives, and about half have used a public library in the past year. A September 2013 Pew Research ...

Patron Ana Pena looks through fabrics at the fiber arts workroom on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer E-books, audiobooks, ...