I recently opened a can of worms at work. I was getting ready to write a “Library Shelf” article about why librarians love to share book recommendations. I asked library ...

AI is being used to create nonsensical, sometimes dangerously inaccurate books. Local librarians are tasked with keeping these volumes out of their collections.

Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Elementary School librarian and arts specialist Davin Savikko gestures at picture books at the school’s library on Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Davin Savikko wears a lot ...

What's new at Jacksonville Public Library: "Martha’s Daughter" by David Haynes: "Martha's Daughter" is the brilliant and influential author David Haynes' first short story collection and the first ...

In April of 2023, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District removed 56 books from the shelves of school libraries following complaints filed by parents. This action, which garnered national ...

Discover story times, horror movies and career help at Manitowoc Public Library this week. Events run through Oct. 9.

Alongside new wings and modern technology, the library continues to safeguard a legacy woven into the university’s own history—18th- and 19th-century manuscripts, books in multiple languages, and the ...

Take a look at “recent work” done in Hampton this month. Hampton resident Janice Trecker will be the featured artist for the month of October at the Top Shelf Gallery in Hampton. Her show, titled ...

Challenges to books held by school and public libraries have grown exponentially over the past five years. Individuals and groups across the country have increasingly been petitioning elected ...

The new downtown library branch will open again for public use after a year-and-a-half of construction. Port City Daily got a tour of the facility ahead of its ribbon-cutting ...

When a fire struck the Albertville Public Library back in the spring the town was left without a physical location to visit, but Monday a new temporary facility was opened ...

PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for freedom of expression, says that while the number of book bans in schools is declining, it’s still “rampant.” ...