With a free library card and the right app, you can check out e-books, audiobooks and more from your local branch. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the author or co-author of eight books on ...

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 ...

In April, Drag Queen Story Hour was announced. Protests erupted, and by September, the library was forced to close. It still hasn’t reopened. By John Leland Lake Luzerne, in upstate New York, is a ...

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, ...

A 19th century illustration of the burning of the Library of Alexandria. A 19th century illustration of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.Heritage Images/Getty Images The opening episode of ...

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, ...