BOSTON — On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked out James Clerk Maxwell's "An Elementary Treatise on Electricity" from the New Bedford Free ...

FIRST ON FOX: Actor and writer Kirk Cameron — who's been sharing his faith-filled and pro-family messages at public libraries across the nation since early this year — recently announced a "See You at ...

Proposed legislation would pressure publishers to adjust borrowing limits and find other ways to widen access. By Erik Ofgang It’s hard to imagine a library that doesn’t carry “Fahrenheit 451.” But ...

For months, a group of conservative Christians have inundated the staff and board of a public library in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, with complaints about books they didn’t want to see on the shelves. Their ...

Young kids are said to benefit greatly from them, and the county system is celebrating January’s events with a “Bundle Up” ...

Soon after pressuring the Hillsborough County school district in August to remove library books he deemed inappropriate, ...

There's a new (and easy) way to share banned books in your community. Here's what to know, according to someone who fights book bans across the country. It started as a random act of kindness: ...

As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, bookworms will start assembling the piles of bedside-table reading that will get them through fall and winter. They will be getting lots of help ...

It’ll soon be time to hunker down for some fall and wintertime reading. Some Lancaster County libraries have you covered, as they will be selling hundreds of used books and other items at events ...

Caustic fights over which books belong on the shelves have put librarians at the center of a bitter and widening culture war. Martha Hickson, a librarian, said that when book ban attempts turned into ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

KATY, Texas — From a secluded spot in her high school library, a 17-year-old girl spoke softly into her cellphone, worried that someone might overhear her say the things she’d hidden from her parents ...