On a typical day, public libraries would encourage you to stop by and browse its aisles, peruse its books, and maybe even borrow a few favorites from the circulation desk. But these are not typical ...

On April 9, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the release of the broadest survey to date—with 2,545 unique responses nationwide, representing 28% of all US public libraries—on how public ...

A sound that’s almost synonymous with visiting a quiet public library — the clacking of fingers on public computers — is slowly slipping toward possible extinction. In analysis of public library data ...

FACING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY, IT’S ALSO HELPFUL TO STEP BACK A BIT TO THE START. THE FRANKLIN MASS PUBLIC LIBRARY, ENDOWED ORIGINALLY WITH BOOKS DONATED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIMSELF, IS AMERICA’S ...

Central entrance Brooklyn Public Library (image courtesy Brooklyn Public Library) At a time when museums are being held accountable by a variety of publics for every aspect of their operations — from ...