Nearly one in five adults in the United States reads at or below a third grade level, according to national literacy data. Library leaders say that can make everyday tasks such as filling out forms, ...

The Mattapoisett Free Public Library has relaunched its seed library for the spring season. The program provides a variety of seeds, including vegetables and native wildflowers. Supplies are limited, ...

Library advocates are asking state legislators to fully fund the Connecticut reciprocal borrowing program “borrowIT CT” after Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a 20% cut to the program’s budget. BorrowIT CT, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — New international research by the United Way of Australia is highlighting the impact of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The five-country study is the largest ever done on shared ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A sticker that says passports and United States postage stamps available here can be found on the James V. Brown Library in Williamsport. Soon, one of those services will no longer ...

CHEYENNE — The Laramie County Library System just launched a new community reading program titled One Book, One Laramie County. It is expected to be a biennial program that allows the community to ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Seniors who want to learn how to keep safe online are encouraged to take part in a Cobb County Public Library program. Seniors will learn about common online scams, including ...

ELDRIDGE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Library System has launched a new and improved Learn to Read program based on the science of reading, offering families free resources to help children develop ...

If you like a little mystery and intrigue in your life, you might be a good candidate for a blind date — not with a person, but with a book — especially in the cold, dreary months of winter. If it all ...

Dolly Parton celebrates her 80th birthday Jan. 19, 2026. Her Imagination Library program launched in 1995 in Sevier County as a tribute to her dad, Robert Lee Parton. Imagination Library delivers free ...

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Central Library at 1301 Olive Street. ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Public Library is ending an internet hot spot program in which it loaned out thousands of devices — and thousands weren't returned, ...