Academic librarians have long grappled with issues of collection size, quality versus quantity, and maintaining a core collection. In previous eras, libraries provided access to content by acquiring ...

One of the world’s biggest collections of occult texts is going online, meaning anyone will be able to access and read hundreds of obscure and fascinating books for free. The Dutch Ritman Library is ...

Albany County is seeking proposals from anyone interested in buying a 150,000-item library that includes sheet music and 17th ...

Even as the building was under construction, Melvin Thompson sometimes sat outside the Carter G. Woodson library branch and stared at the illuminated black and white image of Vivian G. Harsh, ...

The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is launching a new vinyl lending library for record aficionados and new initiates alike. Beginning today, patrons can listen to any of 400 records at newly-installed ...

The Jackson County Public Library board of trustees heard a report from Monica Riley, the head of collection development, when they met Feb. 16 at the Seymour Library.

The collection consists of about 120 items including books, film scripts, toys and merchandise related to “The Wizard of Oz.” Erika Dowell, the associate director and curator of modern books and ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from the first installment of the event series on Sunday, August 6. There are three more installments that will be held each Sunday of the month. APL’s Carver Branch ...

The Boston Public Library has received $2.1 million in private funding to begin restoring its founding research collection, library officials said Wednesday. The library received two donations — one ...

As libraries nationwide grapple with increasing pressures to remove certain books from their shelves, the Boston Public Library (BPL) is taking a bold stand by extending its digital collection to ...

The controversy started over complaints about books on display for children with information on the LGBTQ community, according to Jimmy Kelly, board chair of the Vinton Public Library. “They would ...