Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle or ...

When people picture a school library, they still imagine rows of dusty books and students whispering behind tall shelves. But that image of silence couldn’t be further from reality. The modern library ...

There are still dozens of library branches that were built by Andrew Carnegie in the city. The Carnegie Corporation is giving them gifts. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find ...

Nakell Williams is a multi-skilled journalist at CBS News Atlanta, reporting on issues impacting the residents of Fulton County. In Fulton County, libraries are about more than just books — they're ...

These nonprofit libraries function similarly to municipally run libraries, often receiving substantial local funding. While some independent libraries remain, others have been integrated into ...

Libraries have long been known as a place for shushing, where quiet was not only encouraged but enforced. But times have changed, and many libraries around the country are attempting to reinvent ...

There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says ...

In the early 2000s, the Wisconsin library system used some of its allocated federal funds to experiment with a new program: Libby, a platform where users can borrow e-books and audiobooks from their ...

The increasing ubiquity of e-books might be a good thing for avid readers, but walk into a library and you will hear a different story. Many libraries across the United States are locked in a battle ...

Among the most significant accomplishments of the first nearly 250 years of our country — along with the interstate highway system, K-12 public schools and jazz — is the institution of the public ...

They once looked forward to bumping into neighbors at the grocery store, catching up with former teachers or sharing a friendly wave. Now, for some people in small towns, those familiar faces trigger ...

The new PBS Independent Lens documentary about America's public library system arrives with a very clever, two-edged title: Free for All: The Public Library. The "Free for All" part refers, of course, ...