Right now, thousands of vinyl records are stored in the third floor of the Minneapolis Central Library downtown. They’re not easy to find — the…
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ITAL’s look back at the last 50 years is complete, and we’re taking the opportunity to start something new in 2019. There will be a…
The book-crammed Free Library of Philadelphia has found a way to stay relevant in the 21st century: ebooks. Last year, 28 percent of the Free Library’s total circulation of…
The Toronto Regional Board of Trade has a novel proposal to break the logjam of data policy concerns that threaten to stifle smart-city projects: let…
Author Susan Orlean will kick off the national tour for her highly anticipated new book, The Library Book, at Central Library with a presentation and…
The London Library today unveiled a fascinating discovery that sheds new light on how Dracula was researched and written. We’ve found 26 books that are almost certainly the…
First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to…
There have been brave librarians throughout history; sadly, in many parts of the world, librarians are often called on to stand up for the principles…
Libraries aren’t just for books. They’re often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to…
The librarian says it starts with a question, like the person can’t quite believe it’s true: “I heard you’re giving out gun locks?” After that,…