Massachusetts is drenched in history. You can't go much of anywhere in the commonwealth without running into America's first something or other. But not all firsts are created equal. Some are endowed ...

How the women who ran libraries during the Harlem Renaissance built collections and, just as important, communities of writers and readers. By Jennifer Schuessler It was a banner day in the history of ...

The White House said President Donald Trump fired the first Black woman to run the Library of Congress over his concerns about her focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Trump had longtime ...

Thirty years ago, Herbert Tuggle was recognized as the keeper of African American history in Macon when city and county officials declared Feb. 19 as Herbert Tuggle Day. When Telegraph reporter Deb ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A historic day at a Dauphin County library as it’s renamed after a couple who found for civil rights. The Harrisburg’s Kline Library is now the ‘George & Hettie Love Memorial ...

The American Library Association (ALA) welcomed the release of a major national study conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) about the condition of public library buildings.

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The Tulsa City-County Library held a community dinner for the first night of Kwanzaa at the Rudisill Regional Library.