The Kern County Historical Society has partnered with the Kern County Library for a talk about the history of the library and ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

The Library Company of Philadelphia is the oldest lending library in America, and also its oldest cultural institution, founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, among others in Philadelphia. Created ...

On this day in history, April 24, 1800, President John Adams — the second president of the United States — approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of "such books as may be necessary for ...

Fort Smith Public Library commemorates Black History Month with a series of free events at the library, located at 3201 ...

Floodwaters fill Main Street in Montpelier near Kellogg-Hubbard Library in July 2023. A sign for the library’s Basement Booksale is tipped on the right. Photo courtesy Kellogg-Hubbard Library via the ...

The Putnam Museum and Davenport Public Library launch “Artifacts & Archives,” a podcast highlighting local stories in U.S.

It’s hard to beat the setting of the historic Lakeport Carnegie Library in Lake County. The Park Street building is well over 100 years old and is set upon three acres in the heart of downtown near ...

When the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City reopens Tuesday, July 6, visitors will find that it’s not quite how they remember it. The Family History Library, owned by The Church of ...