A Los Angeles library opened a time capsule from a century ago, but when they got to it, there was a big surprise. The unveiling took place on January 29, 2026, as part of the Los Angeles Central ...

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As Los Angeles’ Central Library celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday, the contents of a recently unearthed, 100-year-old time capsule were revealed, offering a glimpse of a fast-growing city and ...

The @lapubliclibrary is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Central Library in downtown L.A. this year. While the building officially opened its doors in July 1926, the centennial is being marked ...

Staff at an Ohio library were shocked to discover a note alongside something else unexpected in an overdue book returned by a young girl. "I bit off more than I could chew by checking 11 books out," ...

For people outside the city, it must have been a wonderland on wheels. Especially in 1930, when money was scarce, electricity scarcer and transportation scarcer yet. A specially outfitted truck ...

MESA, Ariz. (AZFamily) — It’s an exciting weekend in Mesa! For the first time in 30 years, the community is getting a brand new, full-service public library. The Gateway Library is now open and there ...

Baltimore County Public Library’s human resources director is no longer employed by the library system, the library CEO announced late Monday, just days after 14 part-time librarians were fired — and ...

The Baltimore County Public Library is immediately reinstating the 14 part-time librarian positions it eliminated earlier this week, following swift blowback from the employees and elected officials.

The Cecil B. Moore Library will start extending hours this weekend, and the Chestnut Hill will do the same Oct. 18. Frankford, Lawncrest and Roxborough all resumed Saturday hours on Sept. 20, and ...

The San Diego central library. (File photo courtesy of the city) Each year the San Diego Public Library is visited nearly seven million times by its patrons, making the library system one of the most ...