Library boards occupy a peculiar position in civic life. Trustees are volunteers, usually unpaid, who carry fiduciary, strategic, and moral responsibility for an institution that exists to serve everyone in… read more →
When the FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 11, 2026, it wasn’t just sports bars and stadiums getting in on the action — public libraries across the United States… read more →
What began in 1995 as a small program mailing free books to children in Sevier County, Tennessee, has become, three decades later, the world’s largest early-childhood book-gifting initiative, reaching children… read more →
The university librarian of the twenty-first century bears little resemblance to the quiet guardian of card catalogs that popular culture once imagined. Today’s academic library professional is a digital navigator,… read more →
The use of AI in libraries has sometimes outpaced documented evidence of its impact. That gap is now closing. A body of research, vendor studies, and professional surveys from 2025–2026… read more →
Every May, the United States observes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month — a federally recognized celebration of the history, culture, and contributions of Americans with roots across… read more →
Style guides are among the most quietly indispensable tools in academic and professional life. They are comprehensive rulebooks — governing everything from how to punctuate a title to how to… read more →
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2026 Mental health has always been part of being human, and is something we’ve all either struggled with or known someone… read more →
Across the United States, the effort to remove books from school and public library shelves has reached unprecedented levels. PEN America found that 6,870 book bans were enacted during the… read more →
Every April, something quietly extraordinary happens in libraries across the United States. Storytimes fill with toddlers; makerspaces hum with activity; bookmobiles roll into neighborhoods they serve year-round. The occasion is… read more →