View Post Libraries World’s Oldest Library to Reopen By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 20, 2016 - 1:05 PM Khizanat al-Qarawiyyin, the oldest library in the world, has undergone a multi-million pound restoration and will reopen this year.
View Post Libraries NYPL to Reopen the Rose Reading Room in October 2016 By Maryann Yin on Sep. 19, 2016 - 9:00 AM The Rose Main Reading Room has become a treasured space for New York City library patrons.
View Post Libraries 77% of Americans Say Libraries Provide Needed Resources By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 9, 2016 - 1:50 PM The majority of Americans (77%) consider public libraries to provide useful resources to the community, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center.
View Post Libraries D.C. Public Library to Host Banned Book Hunt By Dianna Dilworth on Sep. 9, 2016 - 9:00 AM The public library system in Washington D.C. is celebrating Banned Books Week with a banned books scavenger hunt.
View Post Libraries Janitor Left $1.2M to Local Library in His Will By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 30, 2016 - 4:40 PM Ronald Read, a janitor whose simple lifestyle and lucky investments earned him $8 million, left $1.2 million to his local library when he died in 2014.
View Post Libraries Help a Library That Flooded in Baton Rogue By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 26, 2016 - 3:10 PM Glen Oaks Park Elementary has relocated after the school was flooded.
View Post Digital | Libraries The Broadside Library Featured On Kickstarter By Maryann Yin on Aug. 26, 2016 - 1:05 PM Welcome to our Kickstarter Publishing Project of the Week!
View Post Libraries California Library Offers Books on Bikes By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 17, 2016 - 3:55 PM A library system in Northern California has introduced three new bike book mobiles into its fleet of mobile book outreach.
View Post Libraries New York Public Library Launches an Unofficial Rikers Island Branch By Maryann Yin on Aug. 10, 2016 - 9:00 AM This library features more than 1,200 books.
View Post Events | Libraries The British Library Will Host a Harry Potter Exhibit By Maryann Yin on Aug. 9, 2016 - 9:45 AM The opening date has been scheduled for October 20, 2017.