If central Ohio feels a bit more knowledgeable than usual this week, there’s a reason. Granted, we’re officially a Smart City and always a community of bright, curious and productive people, but this ...

The American Library Association (ALA) promoted various LGBTQ stories and authors specifically targeted toward children and young adults at their annual conference this week. ALA is a 50,000 member ...

The American Library Association’s February 10 virtual conference, “Recharging in Challenging Times,” replaced LibLearnX and drew more than 1,100 attendees with a message of self-care and a ...

The City of Brotherly Love is also a city of firsts: The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731, is considered the country’s first public library. Philadelphia was the ...

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech,” wrote Benjamin Franklin in 1722. As Philadelphia’s most famous son, Franklin—and his belief in personal ...

At the risk of overshadowing the coming solar eclipse, especially with totality here for the first time in 200 years, this also is great time to talk instead about a radiant force in Ohio, and that’s ...

A proposed amendment that would block any libraries that have an affiliation or membership with the American Library Association from receiving state aid failed Tuesday to make it out of a state ...

President Trump issued an executive order that eliminated funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Mississippi Library Association says the cuts will impact programs and services ...