Proposed Senate Bill 8 changes how public libraries' budgets are managed

Indiana’s Senate passed a bill on Monday night that could change how public library budgets are managed and not everyone ...
WVXU

Ohio lawmakers want to cut library funding. Here's how it could impact Greater Cincinnati libraries

Greater Cincinnati's library systems are watching Ohio's budget process closely. The Ohio House has proposed changes to library funding that could mean big cuts for some local libraries. For decades, ...
NPR

Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel

Before the internet made book reviews widely accessible, where would curious minds go to find information about a new novel's subject matter or a plot? If you lived in the Los Angeles area, you could ...
PBS

Trailer | Free For All: The Public Library

The story of how public libraries came to be free and open for all Americans—and remain so. Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of how a simple idea shaped a nation and the quiet ...

Voices: I’ve watched library decorum slip away. Here’s how you can help bring it back.

Kids, of course, will be kids, and it is important that we promote places for them to play and be loud and creative, but that ...
NPR

How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city

Summer for thousands of people in Ann Arbor, Mich., means scavenging for hidden codes around the city and voraciously reading books to collect points. It's part of an enormously popular game that's ...
Channel 3000

Your library card unlocks more than just books – here's how

On March 14, President Donald Trump gutted the federal agency that oversees libraries and museums, cutting off the Madison Public Library system and other libraries around the nation from critical ...