The LGBTQ-centered graphic novel Gender Queer is back on bookshelves at Wake County public libraries this week after protests from librarians and the public. The book, an autobiography about author ...
Walking through the central branch of the Indianapolis Public Library, it seems a little bare. Chunks of shelves lie empty, mainly around the area with reference books right in front of the stairs to ...
Efforts to ban books at school libraries — particularly those telling the stories of LGBTQ youth — have been in overdrive recently. And now a Facebook post on the topic has gone viral. The pair of ...
Crack open a book at the San Francisco Public Library, and you can find tales about dragons and castles, ancient cultures and traditions, mysteries and romances. But here’s the thing: The characters ...
FISHERS, Ind. — A library system in Hamilton County is reviewing thousands of books on its shelves, checking for content their library board has decided shouldn’t be on the shelves in the teen and ...
Today’s libraries are more than just homes for books. Reading, activities, learning and even friendships happen between the bookshelves. With its beautiful setting, unique building and welcoming ...
Last month, Quebec’s Trois-Rivières Library District installed an RFID-based system at its three libraries, in order to automate the return of books. The technology helps to eliminate the period of ...
Few understand the high stakes of the fast-paced library materials world as fully as Katy Schulz. “The ‘best-seller’ lists are too late for us. Months too late,” Schulz says. She and her staff of ...