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It’s a chapter she’d like to forget. A Bronx librarian was forced to quit her job because she was traumatized by the unending parade of unhinged patrons — including one who flopped around on ...
Having worked in libraries for nearly a decade, I have seen firsthand the difference libraries make in people’s lives — and I understand why they're being targeted. On Friday, March 14 ...
With the internet putting a seemingly infinite supply of answers, arguments, and amusements at our fingertips, do we still need libraries? The question isn’t as rhetorical as it once seemed.
To the Department of “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” must flow one particularly reckless and potentially harmful provision of the recently passed Ohio House version of the state’s 2026 ...
The walls inside the Middletown Library Service Center are lined with books — reading materials for summer and book club programs, books for the visually impaired and more, as well as some ...
The motion passes four to zero.” That is what it sounds like when a school board unanimously votes to eliminate public school librarians from Franklin, Lewis and Clark, Washington, Wilson ...
We can do that here. We could hatch them here.’” Theriault, preschool services coordinator for the Orland Park Public Library, did just that in 2022, and the children’s department has been ...
Effective June 23, UDiscover will have a new look and serve as the website to search for and request UD and OhioLINK items and log in to your library account. The website you currently use for the UD ...
A woman is pictured picking a book from a library shelf. Reporter Adam Webb has worked in and around public libraries for 18 years, and as the executive director of the Garland County Library ...
How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today. Lucie Faulknor is an arts management and documentary film professional. Founder at Serendipity Films ...