OAKLAND, Calif. — Take a stroll downtown or to your nearest shopping center, and you’ll see firsthand that big bookstores are on the decline. A balanced article from last fall in the Open Education ...

The first time I stepped foot into a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) library was at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1994. As I walked across campus, I remember being ...

Melinda Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, greeted ALA Annual Conference attendees via video during the Opening General Session today in New Orleans. She emphasized the importance ...

Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with American Library Association President Sam Helmick about the importance of libraries in community life and our democracy. The theme of Sam's presidency ...

COLUMBIA- The Little Dixie Regional Library (LDRL) system hosted an event on Saturday that stresses and honors the vital role libraries play in the lives of children. "Take Your Child to the Library ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Here at News 3, we are kicking off National Reading Month by highlighting the importance of reading and libraries. There’s something for everyone at your local library. At ...

Just in time to cap off National Library Week, the prolific author shares his thoughts on book bans and the importance of supporting libraries and bookstores Lizz Schumer is the Senior Editor, Books, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House spoke to attendees at the Rooster Booster breakfast Thursday at the Owensboro Convention Center ...

Fairfield’s Mychal Threets is a superstar librarian, who readily professes the importance of childhood literacy, library access, and mental health. Because of that, he’s amassed a social media ...

ALA introduces Environmental Issues to its Policy Manual, urging librarians and library governing boards to “collect and provide information [to patrons] on the condition of our Earth, its air, ground ...

As libraries increasingly provide refuge from extreme heat, Dallas is considering $2.6 million in cuts and eliminating more ...