For the past five years, Kyle K. Courtney, who directs copyright and information policy for Harvard’s libraries, has fought ...

Queens is officially the most bookish borough. The World’s Borough library system saw the biggest surge in book checkouts ...

I recently opened a can of worms at work. I was getting ready to write a “Library Shelf” article about why librarians love to ...

Just as the name implies, Susan Orlean's "The Library Book" (Simon & Schuster, 317 pp., ★★★½) celebrates the love of books and the wonder of public libraries. But, as it turns out, it is so much more.

At the end of every year, public libraries around the country assemble lists of the books most borrowed by readers. From Charleston, S.C. to Cincinnati, Ohio, from New Orleans, La. to Minnetonka, Minn ...

Here's a rant at those who don't return their library books on time, and of course a well-earned rave for the Fred Hutchinson ...

The Hackley Public Library is expanding its reach into the surrounding community by bringing bins filled with large print books to senior living facilities.

Some Texas residents are asking for greater say in what titles appear on public library shelves. The Llano County Library is temporarily closing so librarians can inventory and catalog their books ...

Madison Public Library recently hosted a special event to formally welcome its new bookmobile. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Gus the Book Bus took place on the evening of Sept. 17 in the parking lot ...

Every book has to earn its spot in one of the world’s leading public library collections. Here’s what it takes. By Winnie Hu [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] ...