An elite boarding school in Ashburnham, Mass., just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on renovating its library. But Cushing Academy wasn't just redoing its walls and carpets. The school is ...

For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, particularly her final seven years in the rare books department. But like many librarians, she saw plenty of ...

When Karen Smith took her oath as the new president of the Central Bucks County, Pa., school board, she opted to forgo the Bible her colleagues used—instead placing her hand on a stack of contested ...

The “book train” in the Rose Main Reading Room at the New York Public Library (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Hyperallergic stopped by the NYPL’s main branch for a preview of the reading ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Give a book (or another piece of physical media) a second life during the Friends of the Library 2025 book sale series. Friends of the Library, a non-profit that promotes the Toledo ...

The Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library will host a book sale at the Central Library location later this month. “Treasures from the Stacks: A Booksale for the Discerning Collector” is ...

The Worcester Public Library loaned over 600,000 books so far in 2025, along with more than 278,000 e-books and audiobooks.

A staff member works at a library in San Francisco on May 3, 2021. (Li Jianguo/Xinhua via Getty Images) For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, ...