Countless histories can be found on library shelves, including histories of libraries themselves. Reading library history can help us not only avoid repeating history but also better understand how ...

The convergence of women’s history and library history at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition heralded the beginnings of a tradition of advocacy that would shape our profession for the next 100 ...

An Austin institution preserving old library materials has officially moved into its new space. The Austin History Center, ...

It was a hot and dismal day in Charlottesville, Virginia, in June 1815 as Thomas Jefferson watched the last of ten wagons carry away his entire personal library. His beloved 1744 edition of Cicero was ...

In March of 2008, the Joanne E. Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Family Technology Center, and Orradre Library (colloquially known as the Learning Commons, and/or University Library) opened its ...

It would be hard to imagine growing up without a public library. No matter if you are in a large city or a small town, the public library has always been a place to discover new worlds. Within the ...

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 ...

Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library branch opened in 1898, designed by local architects as a home to both the Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee Public Museum. Central Library was ...

The El Paso Public Library system is celebrating 130 years and is inviting El Pasoans to join them in a series of open houses. The open house events will feature tours, Lea the library mascot and ...

The British Library of Political and Economic Science was founded in 1896, a year after the London School of Economics and Political Science. Arriving at a time when the social, legal and economic ...