Few of us are, and it made me wonder about the path ahead for national libraries. These great institutions date back to the ancient world — the first repositories of written material are in ...

First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to the chief digital officer of what is ...

The Free Black Women’s Library display at the NY Art Book Fair (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) OlaRonke Akinmowo is the artist, scholar, and librarian behind the Free Black Women’s ...

1 Photos: Meet the Cast of Audible Theater's THE DISAPPEAR 2 Video: Meet the Cast of Erica Schmidt's THE DISAPPEAR The story is set in Berlin, 1933. With martial law in effect, political activism has ...

He spent nine years working toward that goal, and since a perceptual shift that huge doesn't happen without going big, Updegrove went big. He oversaw an $11 million overhaul of the permanent exhibits ...

New York’s public libraries could be forced to cut their hours and programming. The City Council wants to protect their funding in the next budget battle. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons During his first year ...

The Virtual Interview Lab at Do Space in Omaha, Nebraska, is equipped with a computer, webcam, microphone, and ring light.Photo: Do Space An estimated 19 million Americans—or 6% of the ...

INTERVIEW: What's ahead at the Davenport Library? Tropical Storm Melissa update as "catastrophic" conditions to hit in hours ICE, CBP seize 400 firearms hidden in fake trailer walls at southern border ...

I don’t claim to be an expert in much, but when it comes to securing a library job I’ve got hard-won advice worth sharing. For much of my career I suffered from a kind of librarian wanderlust, ...

Robert Dawson has been photographing public libraries across the country for almost 20 years. And now, just in time for National Library Week, he has published his photos in a new book called The ...