They don't spread germs. And you don't need to stand in line to get them. Electronic books, music and magazines are free at public libraries, easy to download and their popularity has risen as public ...

"As the oldest federal institution, the Library of Congress serves as a steward to some of the country’s most defining works — inspiring learners, creatives and artists — for more than two centuries.

On a typical day, public libraries would encourage you to stop by and browse its aisles, peruse its books, and maybe even borrow a few favorites from the circulation desk. But these are not typical ...

The Joplin Public Library has added a second reading app, CloudLibrary, to its digital services, allowing patrons to borrow e-books and audiobooks directly from their phones or tablets.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is celebrating the milestone of creating over one million bibliographic metadata records in the UN Digital Library, its online catalogue. Every year, the UN generates ...

Agata Mrva-Montoya is a member of the Executive Committee of the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities The Internet Archive was founded in 1996 as a non-profit digital ...

When the Lafayette Public Library switched to a new digital platform Wednesday, patrons who use Kindle e-readers lost access to e-books and audiobooks through those devices. At midnight Wednesday, the ...

You don’t have to actually visit a Miami-Dade or Broward County library to pick up your next summer read. Both library systems have thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, movies and more available online, a ...

In a report published this week, veteran London-based bookseller, library advocate, and former Waterstones managing director Tim Coates warns that U.S. public library usage statistics show a steep ...

SGOU partners with CUSAT to launch a global digital library, enhancing access to knowledge resources for students and ...