On Thursday June 7th, Kristen Purcell will deliver the keynote address for the 2012 State University of New York Librarians Association Annual Conference in New York City. Kristen will share Pew ...

Welcome to the 2020 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries. These shining examples of architectural innovation—completed before the COVID-19 ...

Wondering about the future of libraries? You don’t need a crystal ball—just pick up Joe Janes’s new book. Those who know libraries know Joe Janes. A professor (and program chair) at the University of ...

State libraries and library associations are offering vital resources like online toolkits, training, fliers, research, and reading lists to help raise awareness of the 2020 Census—both with and ...

UK libraries are at the heart of local communities as eborrowing soars, printers turn out PPE, and staff get creative online “Such a lot of our work is about social interaction. Especially in smaller ...

People have been buying more ebooks and borrowing more from the library, since this could all be done from the comfort of their own home. Audiobooks have also seen a strong gain, but not as much as ...

They are among our last trusted institutions. Expanding early voting at local branches may be our best hope for a trusted outcome. By Eric Klinenberg Dr. Klinenberg is a sociologist at New York ...

Citizen DJ brings the library’s archive to hip-hop lovers’ fingertips. By Lauren Messman The Library of Congress is challenging hip-hop fans and music lovers to remix sounds from its extensive archive ...