Ed Walton, executive director of the Springfield-Greene County Library District, explains the recently adopted strategic plan ...

Like checking out library e-books? Trump, Congress could make it harder by cutting federal funding for libraries.

The American Library Association feels the same. In a statement, the group condemned, “eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services.

As the Center for an Urban Future (CUF) detailed in a recent report, the average branch library in New York is 61 years old, and 59 branches have at least $5 million in maintenance needs. Meanwhile, ...

About a year ago, I wrote a column about our library’s journey into the future, reporting that NPL needed a major facelift ($19 million to $30 million). Presently, library trustees and city ...

The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) has named Cindy Hohl (Santee Sioux Nation) as the ...

In May, the State Libraries of Iowa feared for the future of its book share program. Federal funding cuts to the Institute of ...

Instead, the House budget guarantees $490 million in FY26 and $500 million in FY27—actual appropriated amounts, not estimates—ensuring libraries receive $990 million over the biennium, which ...

The first two keynotes at this year's IDPF Digital Book conference were focused on looking to the future for books. Peter Brantley, of the non-profit startup Hypothes.is Project whose goal is to ...

As library attendance declines, officials facing tough budget cutbacks see them as easy targets. In 2011, nearly half of all states reported a cut in funding for three years in a row.

WEST BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The future of West Baton Rouge’s public libraries is uncertain now that their renewal tax did not pass. “I first checked it about 8:30 and I thought, oh it’s ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Public Library announced plans to host five community listening sessions in March as part of its efforts to develop a comprehensive facilities plan. Library officials ...