NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their ...

HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE LIBRARY AND THOSE WHO RELY ON IT. HERE AT THE LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY, PASSPORT SERVICES MAKES UP MORE THAN $60,000. THE LIBRARY’S ANNUAL BUDGET, BUT SOON WILL BEGIN LOSING ...

Because our libraries are stunning again. Northwest Portland Multnomah County Library (Bob Kerns) Set aside the fact that there are 19 library branches where any resident of Multnomah County can check ...

If you’re thinking about getting your passport at a local library, you may want to schedule your appointment as soon as possible. Starting Feb. 13, nonprofit public libraries will no longer be able to ...

After the threats to federal library funding in the past year, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump on February 3 included an increase in federal funding for ...

Iowa schools without in-house libraries could soon lack access to larger media collections as a bill banning partnerships with public libraries and bookmobiles moves forward. Dozens of people attended ...

American Library Association President Sam Helmick, of Iowa City, testifies against legislation that would ban partnerships between public libraries and public schools during an Iowa House ...

Four Dallas Public Library branches could be on the chopping block this year. The Oak Lawn Branch, the Skyline Branch in the Buckner Terrace neighborhood, the Renner Frankford Branch in Far North ...

When out on a walk, it can be easy to have blinders on. Maybe you’re talking on the phone or listening to an audiobook or podcast. Maybe you’ve simply got your head in the clouds. A reminder to be ...

It's been a tough year for public libraries. In March, President Trump issued an executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency devoted to funding ...

Rob Simmons estimates that, over the last decade, Oak Park Public Library employees have helped save the lives of about 20 people who overdosed on opioids. In some cases staff members saw that a ...

When people picture a school library, they still imagine rows of dusty books and students whispering behind tall shelves. But that image of silence couldn’t be further from reality. The modern library ...