More than 120 anti-censorship advocates convened September 17 at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, for the ...

September 11, 2024 150 × 100 In praise of reference books ...

How to choose service desks that create a comfortable, engaging, and purpose-fit space with Yakety Yak Furniture.

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For nearly a decade, Northwestern University (NU) in Evanston, Illinois, and the Chicago office of the national nonprofit World Relief have worked together to offer free summer programming for ...

Every year, the American Library Association (ALA) recognizes the achievements of more than 200 individuals and institutions ...

Welcome to the 2024 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Like the profession itself, library facilities are in a ...

The year 2023 was another record-breaker for book bans. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 1,247 attempts to censor library books and other ...

Ted Quiballo (right), instructional technologies librarian at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, shows interns for World Relief Chicagoland’s youth summer program how to use a 3D scanner.

At Jacksonville (Ala.) State University’s Houston Cole Library, students used augmented reality to complete a treasure hunt–themed orientation. With Gen Z in its higher-education years and Gen Alpha ...