I am a decades-long user of the Palatine Public Library. I write to share my appreciation of the work that it does to make the library a safe and welcoming space for all. From the programs celebrating ...

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. By Christina Caron On social media, Mychal Threets was ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, children and parents attended a playtime event in the vibrant first-floor youth section of Portland’s Central Library. Meanwhile, a pair of medical responders carried a ...

Affordable housing developers and public libraries are finding common ground in a number of communities across the country. | Developers are writing a new chapter as they merge two unique purposes ...

A Polk County jury found the Des Moines Public Library not liable in a hostile work environment lawsuit. Former librarian Jennifer Goulden alleged the library failed to address inappropriate patron ...

A Sorrento teenager recently unveiled the town’s first Little Free Library, hoping to help improve the community's access to books. The library, which is a small, outdoor book exchange near the ...