Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle or ...

After nearly 200 years, Baker & Taylor, a major distributor of shelf-ready library books, will be closing in early January. They’re far from a household name, but if you’ve ever held a library book — ...

These nonprofit libraries function similarly to municipally run libraries, often receiving substantial local funding. While some independent libraries remain, others have been integrated into ...

There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says ...

Federal funding cuts are starting to hit U.S. classrooms in unexpected ways, not just through delays from the U.S. Department of Education but through the loss of grants from cultural and library ...

In the early 2000s, the Wisconsin library system used some of its allocated federal funds to experiment with a new program: Libby, a platform where users can borrow e-books and audiobooks from their ...

Libraries are more than just book depositories—they are vibrant community hubs, one of the last free public places where anyone is welcome. In recent years, library workers have been facing a myriad ...

The increasing ubiquity of e-books might be a good thing for avid readers, but walk into a library and you will hear a different story. Many libraries across the United States are locked in a battle ...

Advocacy organization EveryLibrary has shared some of its latest research on the status of library-related policymaking and patrons’ library usage across the U.S. In a summary titled “Codifying ...

Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie donated millions to build libraries all over the world, including in Cincinnati. Nine Carnegie libraries were built in Cincinnati from 1906 to 1915. Carnegie-funded ...

COLUMBUS – Gov. Mike DeWine, long-considered an advocate for public libraries, signed the state budget into law late Monday that chops a state law that guaranteed libraries a portion of state tax ...

They once looked forward to bumping into neighbors at the grocery store, catching up with former teachers or sharing a friendly wave. Now, for some people in small towns, those familiar faces trigger ...