There once was a time when our oligarchs, instead of taking joyrides into space or buying private islands, occasionally did something magnanimous with their money. Take the Scottish-born steel magnate ...

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It’s just a regular Wednesday at the Smithville Public Library, and that means there’s a lot going on. Past the regular patrons in the main reading room, a back room bustles with activity: around a ...

The Smithville Public Library hosts a chair yoga class for patrons three times a week. It's part of a slate of programming at the library aimed at boosting the community's mental health. It’s just a ...

The trajectory of e-book usage in K–12 schools is well-known. Demand was ramping up in the mid- to late 2010s, then took off when Covid lockdowns necessitated a pivot to remote and hybrid learning.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Milano Importing, a family-owned business on Main Street in Springfield, announced it will close its doors permanently this week. The establishment’s final day of service ...

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their ...

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their ...

Good news for some libraries in our listening area and beyond. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has begun dispersing surprise $10,000 gifts to every Carnegie Library still operating in the US. The ...

The Oak Lawn Branch, the Skyline Branch in the Buckner Terrace neighborhood, the Renner Frankford Branch in Far North Dallas and the Arcadia Park Branch in West Dallas are being recommended for ...