The Chapter Advocacy Workshop provided training to help state library association leaders become library ambassadors.

It's not every day a library comes across an overdue book from 50 years ago, but it just happened to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library... for the second time in just a few months! It's ...

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," ...

Dimitris Economou was visiting his parents in Greece and looking for a book to read to his 7-year-old son when he found a copy of the children’s book “Harry the Dirty Dog” on his dad’s bookshelf. He ...

Did you resolve to read more books in 2026? We’ve got some inspiration: Now that 2025 is in the books, so to speak, local library systems are sharing their most borrowed titles of last year—which are ...

Alabama readers love a good novel. All of the most commonly checked out books from public libraries in the state’s two largest counties were works of fiction. And many were parts of series. The most ...

WORCESTER – Multiple comedic series for kids, manga series for teens and a mix of historical fiction, mystery and thrillers for adults all seem to be trends for Worcester readers, according to the ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --An overdue library book was returned to the Chantilly Regional Library after 36 years and a trip to Greece. The Fairfax County Library system posted about the book's return on Facebook ...

Philly residents checked out all kinds of books from the Free Library this past year — but one twisty, time-jumping mystery drew the most readers. "James" by Percival Everett, the Pultizer-winning ...

Massachusetts Democrats are leading a pushback against what they call "politically motivated book bans" with a bill that would set new rules for challenging books in school and public libraries. The ...

Move over Spotify Wrapped: Boston Public Library unveiled its year-end wrap-up lists on Monday morning, including the top 10 checked out books of 2025. In addition to looking back at the year’s top ...