The smallest library in Maine is stocking its shelves with banned books.

The smallest library in Maine is stocking its shelves with banned books.

By Walker Caplan | March 17, 2022

Ukrainian libraries, serving as bomb shelters, continue to prove that libraries are our best hope.

Ukrainian libraries, serving as bomb shelters, continue to prove that libraries are our best hope.

By Eliza Smith | March 9, 2022

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This February and March

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This February and March

Booksellers Around the Country Pick Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | March 7, 2022

Area 7-year-old embarks on noble quest to read all 3,000 picture books in the library.

Area 7-year-old embarks on noble quest to read all 3,000 picture books in the library.

By Jonny Diamond | March 2, 2022

Neo-Nazis just marched on a community library in Providence.

Neo-Nazis just marched on a community library in Providence.

By Walker Caplan | February 23, 2022

Soon there might be a new global library—of the sounds fish make.

Soon there might be a new global library—of the sounds fish make.

By Walker Caplan | February 22, 2022

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By Literary Hub | February 17, 2022

American Literature is a History of the Nation’s Libraries

By Ilan Stavans | February 16, 2022

You can’t steal from a little free library, but can you censor it?

By Jonny Diamond | February 11, 2022

Take a look at this gorgeous, see-through “book house.”

Take a look at this gorgeous, see-through “book house.”

By Walker Caplan | February 10, 2022

The beloved Gaza bookstore destroyed by an Israeli airstrike will open again next week.

The beloved Gaza bookstore destroyed by an Israeli airstrike will open again next week.

By Walker Caplan | February 7, 2022

We Need to Radically Rethink the Library of Congress Classification

We Need to Radically Rethink the Library of Congress Classification

Claire Woodcock on the Search for a More Democratic Way of Organizing Knowledge

By Claire Woodcock | February 2, 2022

A Personal Catalogue of the World’s Most Storied Bookstores

A Personal Catalogue of the World’s Most Storied Bookstores

Kerri Maher on the Shops That Comprise Her Writing DNA, from Marcus Bookstore to The Strand

By Kerri Maher | January 12, 2022

A Glimpse Inside the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

A Glimpse Inside the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries

From Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Beyond

By Georg Ruppelt | January 10, 2022

Can Bookcore please be 2022’s hottest new look?

Can Bookcore please be 2022’s hottest new look?

By Jonny Diamond | January 7, 2022

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

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