In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth

By Sarah Weinman | November 3, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 31, 2025

Libraries are reeling after a major distributor shutdown.

Libraries are reeling after a major distributor shutdown.

By Brittany Allen | October 30, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 24, 2025

Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

By James Folta | October 23, 2025

A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

A federal judge just dismissed an Ohio teacher’s fight against book bans.

Karen Cahall was suspended for keeping four LGBTQ+ books in her classroom library.

By Brittany Allen | October 21, 2025

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How Oscar Wilde finally got his library card back.

By Brittany Allen | October 20, 2025

How Close Did We Come to Losing Beowulf Forever?

By Robert Bartlett | October 10, 2025

In Line With All the Pynchon Fans at the Midnight Release of Shadow Ticket

By Brittany Allen | October 9, 2025

The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library

The Race to Save a Medieval Palestinian Library

Ryan Byrnes on the Khalidi Family’s Battle to Protect Their Library From Ultra-Orthodox Settlers

By Ryan Byrnes | October 7, 2025

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free.

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2025

Inside China’s New Wave of Conceptually Innovative Bookstores

Inside China’s New Wave of Conceptually Innovative Bookstores

Jean-Yves Mollier and Patricia Sorel Explore Some of the Country’s Most Fascinating Reading Spaces

By Jean-Yves Mollier and Patricia Sorel | October 2, 2025

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

By Jonny Diamond | October 1, 2025

<em> Reading Rainbow </em> is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

Reading Rainbow is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2025

Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

By Jonny Diamond | September 30, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | September 26, 2025

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