Your local library may no longer offer passport application processing thanks to an order from the State Department. According to the Associated Press, the department ordered certain non-profit public ...

The U.S. State Department has ordered a subset of public libraries across the country to stop processing passport applications. In many communities, this new mandate disrupts a service that people ...

After the threats to federal library funding in the past year, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump on February 3 included an increase in federal funding for ...

When out on a walk, it can be easy to have blinders on. Maybe you’re talking on the phone or listening to an audiobook or podcast. Maybe you’ve simply got your head in the clouds. A reminder to be ...

"I shouldn't be surprised, but I kind of was, that The Women was No. 1 yet again," says Harold Escalante, the assistant director of collections and access for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in ...

When people picture a school library, they still imagine rows of dusty books and students whispering behind tall shelves. But that image of silence couldn’t be further from reality. The modern library ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable. “A library is in a lot of ways ...

Some libraries aren't just places to borrow books — they're destinations with deep history and architecture that tell stories beyond the pages. The 1000 Libraries Awards 2025 highlights some of the ...

How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today. Lucie Faulknor is an arts management and documentary film professional. Founder at Serendipity Films, LLC, she ...

With the internet putting a seemingly infinite supply of answers, arguments, and amusements at our fingertips, do we still need libraries? The question isn’t as rhetorical as it once seemed. As shown ...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides grants to libraries and museums nationwide, has been effectively shuttered and its staff placed on administrative leave. This ...