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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 ...

After nearly 200 years, Baker & Taylor, a major distributor of shelf-ready library books, will be closing in early January. They’re far from a household name, but if you’ve ever held a library book — ...

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 ...

If you’re on the hunt for a rare, out-of-print title by a Black author, Solange Knowles has got your back. On Thursday, September 25, the 39-year-old singer and multidisciplinary artist announced she ...

A year after launching its interactive Book Ban Map in 2024, literacy nonprofit Little Free Library has released an updated version of the map highlighting those areas where challenges and bans are ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Back on the books. The Sumner County Library Board will discuss a controversial book collection policy once again, just over a month since it was voted down. “It’s a ...

Men and women looking to learn the craft of sewing this week congregated at Costa Mesa’s Donald Dungan Library, where a 90-minute lesson could be extended by weeks for students interested in checking ...

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 ...

With publishers and libraries at odds over e-book licensing’s long-term expense, hold times, and ethical concerns, a new platform called Briet is pursuing an open-access approach. Briet invites ...

Turn your Mac into a personal e-book cloud with Calibre, the surprisingly powerful — and totally free — tool for building cross-platform and web-accessible digital library you completely control.

Proposed legislation would pressure publishers to adjust borrowing limits and find other ways to widen access. By Erik Ofgang It’s hard to imagine a library that doesn’t carry “Fahrenheit 451.” But ...