CHARLESTON — Federal and state Republican politicians are calling for a funding freeze and a comprehensive review of the county library system which they allege is exposing children to sexually ...

The library is a place for learning and gathering. But like other public spaces, sometimes people do weird things there. Libraries “are great community spaces, but the truth of working in a library ...

A Baldwin County library will not receive state funding after months of turmoil involving “sexually explicit” and “inappropriate” content in books for teenagers. In a meeting fraught with crosstalk ...

Dimitris Economou was visiting his parents in Greece and looking for a book to read to his 7-year-old son when he found a copy of the children’s book “Harry the Dirty Dog” on his dad’s bookshelf. He ...

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WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court in a free speech case on Monday opted not to hear an appeal by a group of residents of a rural Texas county of a judicial decision allowing local ...

If you’re still paying full price for audiobooks while you’re in uniform, you’re probably leaving money on the table. Between public libraries, free apps, and the DoD’s own digital library, you can ...

Seventy rare books and special collections are on display at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library to commemorate the library's 70th anniversary. CBC Toronto got a preview of the exhibit. Scientists ...

Pearland school board members knew they couldn't personally vet hundreds of books for “indecent” or “profane” content prohibited under a new state law. So when they met this fall to consider a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Louisville mailed its 500,000th book to children under 5, celebrating a milestone for the city's literacy program. The program delivers ...

A library book checked out 82 years ago was finally returned to a library in San Antonio, Texas in June by an Oregon resident — along with a note: "Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore." The ...

MADISON, Ohio — Madison Public Library rolled out a brand-new bookmobile Friday, giving its popular “Gus the Book Bus” a long-awaited upgrade. The 33-foot Winnebago bookmobile replaces a 2007 vehicle ...