Brown: High costs? Budget cuts? Even more reason to protect public libraries.

"For me and legions of library patrons from all walks of life, what’s happening these days feels personal," Aaron Brown ...
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Euclid Public Library director named Ohio 'Librarian of the Year'

EUCLID, Ohio — At 3News, we are huge advocates for reading. And for so many of us, librarians played a large role in fostering our love for books. One local librarian has gone above and beyond in her ...
WUNC

A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries

Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it ...
New York Post

Fed up librarians struggle to contain rampant sex, drug use and violence at branches across the country

A stern “shush” doesn’t cut it anymore. Once relied upon as hushed oases of learning, American libraries are now under siege, with staffers from California to New York complaining of rampant disorder ...
New Republic

Librarians Didn’t Sign Up to Be Queer Activists—but This Year, They Are

Maybe it was inevitable that anti-LGBTQ groups would target the public library in Ferndale—nestled between the police station and a few blocks from the cute cafés peppered around this Detroit suburb.
Los Angeles Times

Edendale Library’s teen librarian hosts programs that inspire

Edendale Branch Library on Sunset Boulevard is open to the public six days a week and hosts various events for individuals of all age ranges. From arts and crafts events to summer reading challenges, ...