Upon signing on to the main WiFi network at all Brooklyn Public Library branches these days, patrons are greeted with a welcome screen that asks, “Where Would You Be Without Brooklyn Public Library?” ...

Feld Entertainment has donated a series of historic items to the Library of Congress, ranging from the earliest known photograph of P.T. Barnum’s Circus to a commemorative program featuring the first ...

At 40-feet wide and 2,000 pounds, the ceiling clock at the Lexington Central Public Library is the biggest in the world. A brass Foucault pendulum hangs down 70 feet from the center of the clock. Who ...

There is only one place where I feel comfortable in my own skin: the library. The thousands of books that surround me each time I enter this establishment make it feel like a home to me. It may be a ...