Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Irene Padilla saw a lot of change in her 22 years as the Maryland State Librarian. She is retiring after June 30. Photo by Elijah ...

A Maryland state bill that would ensure public libraries the right to license and lend e-books that are available to consumers in the state is now law. SB432 requires any publisher offering to license ...

In a rebuke to Maryland state legislators, a federal judge has granted the Association of American Publishers’ motion for a preliminary injunction, blocking Maryland officials from enforcing the state ...

Maryland Humanities, the state’s educational nonprofit agency, stand to lose 43% of its annual budget as a result of controversial cuts ordered by President Donald Trump — reductions that threaten the ...

A rise in challenges to books in Maryland’s schools and public libraries — including dozens recently in Carroll County schools — has put the state on a path to becoming one of the few with guardrails ...

SALISBURY, MD - The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved funding for multiple library projects including the conversion of the former Ward Museum in Salisbury to a new Wicomico County public ...

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Maryland State Library Resource Center (SLRC) and Auto-Graphics, a Soutron Global company ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — As “National March Into Literacy Month” concludes on March 31, 2025, Maryland confronts a dual challenge: persistent literacy struggles and looming federal funding cuts to libraries.

STEVENSVILLE — Queen Anne’s County Library officials learned Wednesday they had been awarded the $2.5 million grant they applied for from the Maryland State Library for fiscal 2021. The money will go ...

MARYLAND - Delmarva libraries were among 16 selected from throughout Maryland to receive funding totaling $268,000 for new projects and staff development. The Worcester County Library will receive ...

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Irene Padilla saw a lot of change in her 22 years as the Maryland State Librarian. She is retiring after June 30.(Maryland Matters/Elijah Pittman) Librarians are supposed to keep quiet. Irene Padilla ...