Between the proverbial front and back covers of every library lives a wealth of services and community-building tools. Rural communities often rely on these services to a far greater extent than their ...

DERBY LINE, Vt.—The stately, stone-and-stained-glass library in this tiny border town in the rolling hills of Vermont plays a pivotal role in Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny’s forthcoming novel.

A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are restricting access to Canadians. By Norimitsu Onishi ...