A narrow staircase, grimy and dark, led up to a shimmering new world — a fascinating land beyond the muddy canal town of Akron. Although the room was quite small, it was packed to the ceiling with ...

Akron playwright Eric Mansfield's latest drama, "Trial by Fire," explores the growing debate over books being banned across the country. The play will receive a free, public reading at 6:30 p.m.

AKRON, Ohio - Soon all you'll need is a library card to borrow original artwork from the Akron Art Museum. The museum's new Akron Art Library, set to launch later this month, so far encompasses 27 ...

The Masonic Temple was the first home of what today is the Akron-Summit County Public Library. The Akron Public Library first opened its doors on March 1, 1874. To celebrate its 150th anniversary, the ...

"The project has been great for the Media Lab, because it allows us to reach learners and communities we may not reach through online-only programs," Schmidt said in an email. "And the libraries ...

A librarian by day, a musician by night. The quiet world of archival research blends seamlessly with the raucous world of rock ’n’ roll in the life of Mary Plazo, 54, the manager of the Special ...

AKRON, Ohio — Library patrons can now reap what they check out. Akron-Summit County Public Library recently added a seed-sharing library, a resource for distributing primarily heirloom vegetable seeds ...

Linda Hale probably knows every nook and cranny of the downtown Akron-Summit County Public Library. Hale is the microbusiness specialist at the library’s new Microbusiness Center, which had a soft ...

Akron-Summit County Public Library executive director Pam Hickson-Stevenson unveiled preliminary plans for a phased-in return of library services, with buildings tentatively set for a structured ...

A standing room-only crowd cheered Monday night as Akron Borough Council agreed to partially fund Ephrata Public Library after months of debate that many expected to end in a historic total defunding ...