Libraries are central to community life. Many are in aging buildings that are falling apart.

Most U.S. library buildings face deferred maintenance, aging systems and limited funding options that put core civic services ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Libraries are evolving into community centers with multi-services

FACING PUBLIC LIBRARIES TODAY, IT’S ALSO HELPFUL TO STEP BACK A BIT TO THE START. THE FRANKLIN MASS PUBLIC LIBRARY, ENDOWED ORIGINALLY WITH BOOKS DONATED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIMSELF, IS AMERICA’S ...
NPR

Where manufacturing jobs have shrunk, a library is giving a leg up to entrepreneurs

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marsha Hill feels like she's been coming to the public library for a hundred years. She came with her kids when they were young. Later, she came for computer help. Now at 66, she's ...
Hyperallergic

Why Libraries Have a Public Spirit That Most Museums Lack

Central entrance Brooklyn Public Library (image courtesy Brooklyn Public Library) At a time when museums are being held accountable by a variety of publics for every aspect of their operations — from ...
ABC News

This teacher built a library in her garage when she realized her students didn't have close access to a public library

Jennifer Martin said the nearest library is at least 15 miles away. Jennifer Martin, an elementary-school reading teacher in Texas, has spent the past several years adding more than 1,500 books to her ...