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KDL cardholders can check out items like video projectors, camping equipment and more, just like they would a book.

A citizen’s group last year submitted a petition asking that the books be removed from the children’s section

A citizen’s group last year submitted a petition asking that the books be removed from the children’s section

The Metropolitan Library System marked a record-breaking 3 million digital book checkouts in 2022.

Library policy says the collection will be kept current by continually repairing, discarding or replacing worn, underused and obsolete materials.

The newest member of the Rapides Library Review Board has proposed removing material on sexual orientation and gender identity

As residents in the Tri-Town debate over the appropriateness of reading materials in school libraries, local librarians ar

I’m thinking about donating to the National Library of Australia. What do I need to do? How are donation offers assessed by the Library? What materials are you interested in acquiring? I’ve made an offer. What do I do now? What if I don’t own copyright over the collection offer? Can I make an offer on behalf of someone else? Can I donate digital material?

An ornate colonial billiard table, on which Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, once played at Buckingham Palace in London,…

By Michael Armstrong