White supremacists march near the library in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photo courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center. John Halliday, director of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (JMRL), is not sure how to get racists away from... Read More

Flannery Crump of Aurora Public Library presents her findings on Little Free Libraries in June at the American Library Assocation's Annual Conference in Chicago. They’re cute, they’re tiny, they’re full of free books. Little Free... Read More

I just returned from the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago, and, as always, I left with renewed admiration for everything librarians do for their communities. Every single local politician who wants to defund... Read More

Editor’s Note: This commentary by librarian Anna Call is part of our special focus on Summer Reading for the month of May. There is a font of summer reading themes, including lists, bibliographical materials, and graphics. It is... Read More

Anna Gooding-Call is a reference librarian at the Nevins Memorial Library in Methuen, Massachusetts, where she focuses on digital literacy. She’s interested in closing the gap between those who have easy access to information and those... Read More

Total defunding is an oddly passive-aggressive way to destroy a government agency. Yet that’s what’s supposed to happen to several federal agencies, including PBS, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of... Read More

When the White House spokesperson claims the right to choose facts, purveyors of information need to take notice. Yes, even when the issue in question is as silly as the size of an inauguration crowd. As with private citizens, it’s the... Read More

There is a close relationship between libraries (public libraries at the very least) and government. From funding to governing itself, libraries have their eyes on government, and vice-versa. The library community celebrated a big win... Read More