Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who ...

How the Free Library of Philadelphia could follow Chicago and Baltimore, and add food pantries to its community services ...

Local library staff remain available to help residents navigate online tools, whether in person, by phone, or virtually. Public libraries have long served as welcoming spaces for Minnesota’s diverse ...

Discover free events and activities happening in Orange County this weekend, including Valentine's Day card making, film screenings, and workshops.

Librarian Alison Miner holds a needle-point felt project she crafted. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Every week, a second-floor corner of the Parkway Central Free Library of Philadelphia transforms from a ...

The Sacramento Public Library has become one of the first in the nation to offer free pregnancy tests and sexual health supplies through its new Sexual Health Resource Cabinets. The initiative ...

Six months after Robyn Bonavita and her husband, Rocco, moved into their home in North Bellmore in 2024, she found a way to combine her love of reading with meeting her new neighbors. Bonavita set up ...

In the early 1900’s, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was known not only for his success with the Carnegie Steel Company but also for his passion for reading and education. He ...

Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor were in the process of wrapping up their 2008 documentary, "Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans," when they had to flee the city during ...

The story of how public libraries came to be free and open for all Americans—and remain so. Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of how a simple idea shaped a nation and the quiet ...