These grants from the state will continue to make libraries hubs for learning and opportunities. In rural Cocke County, it'll help people without a means to access the internet to stay connected. The ...

COLUMBIA- The Little Dixie Regional Library (LDRL) system hosted an event on Saturday that stresses and honors the vital role libraries play in the lives of children. "Take Your Child to the Library ...

Public libraries are evolving far beyond their traditional role of housing books; they have become pivotal community hubs that promote inclusion, innovation, and social cohesion. Increasingly, these ...

Georgia Jensen speaks on the importance of libraries. Jensen is a Henry Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. (Courtesy photo) From attending summer science demonstrations as a kid to ...

For centuries, libraries have acquired written resources, organized materials, preserved archives, and made them accessible to the public. Internet search engines and artificial intelligence have ...

Mychal Threets believes library kids will save the world. Librarian Mychal Threets believes library kids will save the world. In one of his most viral videos on TikTok, Threets recalls watching a ...

According to the National Literacy Trust, 8.6% of children do not own a book. This is concerning. But what’s disturbing is that children’s access to libraries is shrinking. This can be attributed to ...

While community education programs are not new, there is a way in which communities can pull together to better prepare children and youth for life success. Understanding where you are in terms of ...

President Trump issued an executive order to defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides essential funding to libraries nationwide. Kansas ranks second in the nation for ...

When asbestos was discovered throughout the 50-year-old Modesto Library, a downtown landmark since 1971, the mini-facelift that had been planned for new lighting and some paint suddenly became an ...