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Christmas in the Park's drive-through light show brings a new life to the park's historical buildings.

Heavy books are proliferating—but they may be health hazards. The world’s largest Medieval manuscript features a full-page picture of the Devil. Japans mundane costume festival. Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now talks using ChatGPT. Understanding how trees communicate. The blackest known black paint. On-demand toaster printing. JR’s Appliance Museum features more than 10,000 rare electrical appliances. White Castle and Chipotle are adding food-prep robots. A jacket made of spoons. The James...

The Wood Engravers’ Network’s fourth Triennial Exhibition is on display in the lobby of University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center through Oct. 29. The exhibit coincides with the King Library Press Fall 2023 Book Arts Weekend, featuring Philadelphia-based artist Rebecca Gilbert and Kentucky artist Joanne Price.

Drag queens who performed for children 5 or younger didn't undergo background checks, the D.C. library system tells the Oversight Project.

A year ago, the city was contending with a "fiscal cliff," and the libraries were among the departments facing the likelihood of cuts. Not so in 2024.

There wasn't a quiet place in the Dr. Martin Luther King Library as marching bands, singers, dancers and speakers cheered on the building's birthday.

History and culture festival Open Cambridge starts in September, with a number of free drop-in events.

History and culture festival Open Cambridge starts in September, with a number of free drop-in events.

Like most cities, Milwaukee was once dotted with movie palaces - stunningly ornate structures that served to entertain a hard-working public with moving pictures and live performers during the vaudeville era. Heres a look at the most recent to fall.

We venture into the nooks and crannies of the world's second-largest library.