I received my first library card when I was 4 years old, signing my name in big, shaky letters. My mom still has that card, tucked away in her cedar chest. To her, it was a milestone in her daughter’s ...

Fairfax County Library is one of the few systems in the United States that allow out of state residents to pay for a virtual card, allowing patrons to borrow digital content, such as audiobooks and ...

Heidi Pitre’s series merges literature, nostalgia, and history, featuring pen-and-ink drawings on about 160 vintage library checkout cards. Interest in the pieces has expanded, but her supply of ...

The Brooklyn Public Library has one of the deepest digital collections of audiobooks and ebooks. The library used to offer residents of different states the ability to get a digital library card for a ...

In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that would become the "Library Bill of Rights." The first tenet states: "Books ...