The Library Company of Philadelphia is the oldest lending library in America, and also its oldest cultural institution, founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, among others in Philadelphia. Created ...

In the early morning of Friday, March 30, 1906, the University of Idaho Administration Building burned down, taking with it nearly the entire contents of the university’s library. Other than items out ...

While there are always plenty of entertaining events scheduled each month at the Southwick Public Library, there are three in ...

On this day in history, April 24, 1800, President John Adams — the second president of the United States — approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of "such books as may be necessary for ...

When D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library celebrates its grand “re-re-opening” this September, the central library will pay homage not only to its namesake, but the local faces — and voices ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dr. Jesse Esparza periodically visits the African American Library at the Gregory School, which falls under the Houston Public Library's system. Growing up, he hardly ...

For a few short weeks, history isn’t just visualized in textbooks. In Aggieland, students have the opportunity to take an ...

Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagel Library and Environmental Learning Center is located in Wyandotte County Lake Park. While the Kansas City region is home to robust public library systems, it also boasts ...