After touting the importance of libraries as a candidate, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is following in the footsteps of his predecessor by proposing budget cuts that could force service reductions at branches ...

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 ...

If you’re thinking about getting your passport at a local library, you may want to schedule your appointment as soon as possible. Starting Feb. 13, nonprofit public libraries will no longer be able to ...

Tucked within the hilltop campus of the University of Coimbra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Biblioteca Joanina is a baroque jewel of European academia. Commissioned by King João V in the 18th ...

When people picture a school library, they still imagine rows of dusty books and students whispering behind tall shelves. But that image of silence couldn’t be further from reality. The modern library ...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is reinstating all grants that were previously terminated by the Trump administration. A short statement posted on the agency's website Wednesday reads, ...

Lancaster County could lose five passport agencies before the end of the year after federal officials told local libraries they could no longer process passport applications. Karla Trout, executive ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Under the proposed Maine Regional Library System Public Library Agreement to ...

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable. “A library is in a lot of ways ...

Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a 2026 grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. Grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000), will be awarded ...

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) defines a servo device as “an adjustable-speed AC power drive system that includes an AC motor integrated by feedback, a converter, and control, ...

A man sleeps outside of the Dallas Public Library on July 21. The library system is planning to close five locations over the next two years to save money. Dallas is set to close five branch libraries ...