In the early morning of Friday, March 30, 1906, the University of Idaho Administration Building burned down, taking with it nearly the entire contents of the university’s library. Other than items out ...

The Frontenac Public Library and Heritage Hall Museum in Frontenac, Kansas, was built with a $4.6 million donation from ...

The Library: A Fragile History is ambitious in its scope and detail-oriented in its execution. The book traces the entire history of libraries, inclusive of private, state, public and academic ...

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 ...

When D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library celebrates its grand “re-re-opening” this September, the central library will pay homage not only to its namesake, but the local faces — and voices ...

Fond du Lac Public Library has launched a new digital history page offering free access to maps, yearbooks, directories and more for researchers.

The Dorothy Vena Johnson Black History Collection has nearly 2,300 items including books, photos and other rare items from ...

Wayne County residents connected with local history and genealogists at a recent library event ahead of America's 250th anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagel Library and Environmental Learning Center is located in Wyandotte County Lake Park. While the Kansas City region is home to robust public library systems, it also boasts ...