On April 20 the American Library Association (ALA) released the State of America’s Libraries 2020 report, an annual summary of library trends released during National Library Week, this year April ...

Falls in funding were matched by drops in borrowing, with budgets for next year set to fall by an average of 14% The struggles of the UK’s public library service continue apace, with total funding for ...

On September 1, the Public Library Association (PLA) issued its 2020 Public Library Technology Survey report, detailing how libraries are further extending their technology services and resources in ...

People have been buying more ebooks and borrowing more from the library, since this could all be done from the comfort of their own home. Audiobooks have also seen a strong gain, but not as much as ...

What does a next-generation library look like? To find out, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County went straight to the people who matter most: the local community. What do locals want ...

Geek of the Week profiles the characters of Pacific Northwest tech, science, games, innovation and more. See the Geek of the Week archive for more. by Kurt Schlosser on Jun 6, 2020 at 9:00 am June 6, ...

They are among our last trusted institutions. Expanding early voting at local branches may be our best hope for a trusted outcome. By Eric Klinenberg Dr. Klinenberg is a sociologist at New York ...

Brian Foo creates new music from old sounds. His audio remix project at the Library of Congress, which uses sound in the public domain, is called Citizen DJ. What you're hearing is audio from the ...

Citizen DJ brings the library’s archive to hip-hop lovers’ fingertips. By Lauren Messman The Library of Congress is challenging hip-hop fans and music lovers to remix sounds from its extensive archive ...