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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Floodwaters fill Main Street in Montpelier near Kellogg-Hubbard Library in July 2023. A sign for the library’s Basement Booksale is tipped on the right. Photo courtesy Kellogg-Hubbard Library via the ...

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 ...

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 ...