These 15 public library perks are completely free, yet almost nobody uses them

Discover 15 surprising public library services that prove your card unlocks more than books. You can check out prom dresses ...
Wired

All the Free Resources You Can Find at Your Library

If libraries didn't already exist, our current political system would never allow us to build them. The concept it too revolutionary: All of the knowledge and entertainment of humanity made available, ...
The New Yorker

When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library

Every public library is an exception. The world outside is costly and cordoned off, but here no one is charged, and no one is turned away. People browse for books and go online. They learn English, ...
NPR

A librarian collects all the things left in books — from love letters to old photos

An ornate pencil drawing of a dragon; a floral postcard congratulating a 40th birthday, never mailed; a silver crochet hook. All of these items share a connection: They were left behind in books ...
The New York Times

Mychal Threets Wants Everyone to Experience ‘Library Joy’

The 33-year-old librarian from California has become popular on TikTok and Instagram with his upbeat take on libraries. By Orlando Mayorquin However relevant the stereotypical, silence-enforcing ...
NBC News

A cultural power struggle at an Iowa library casts a 'dark cloud' over a small town

The public library in a small Iowa farming town has been embroiled in a monthslong controversy spurred by anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, attempts to censor books with progressive and LGBTQ themes and the ...
Los Angeles Times

The downtown L.A. library is 100. Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival

Since its dedication 100 years ago, Los Angeles Central Library has survived demolition threats, major arson fires and earthquakes. This week, the historic site’s halls will come alive as it ...