Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Everyone knows you can visit your local library to check out any number of books, DVDs, and periodicals, but that's ...

Imagine going to your public library to check out a telescope. Not a book on telescopes — an actual telescope! One of the most exciting things in amateur astronomy is how a club in New England started ...

Dave Wagner enjoys seeing the sense of wonderment when people gaze at the night sky using telescopes he brings to suburban libraries for special programs. "The best feedback we get when we're doing ...

The Louisville Free Public Library is expanding its popular telescope lending program, thanks to a grant from Genentech. The library said it is adding binocular kits at each Louisville branch location ...

Lending fishing poles with full tackle boxes, telescopes — and soon binoculars — are part of Riverside Regional Library’s initiative to welcome new faces who may not be aware there is more to discover ...

Coming at an opportune time to view the Big Dipper, Leo the Lion, Bootes the Herdsman and many more constellations is Wilton Library’s new lending telescope. The newest offering from Wilton Library’s ...

STAUNTON — You can now gaze at the stars thanks to two newly donated telescopes that can be checked out from the Staunton Public Library. Starting March 1, patrons can check out the telescopes for ...

Everyone knows you can visit your local library to check out any number of books, DVDs, and periodicals, but that’s not all. Some libraries offer seed libraries for starting your own garden at home, ...