The University of Wyoming Libraries serve as a central pillar of the university’s academic mission, advancing teaching, research, and engagment across all disciplines. Throughout the institution’s ...

Full of rich history, Parks Library has stood for over 100 years on the Iowa State University campus, providing materials, ...

Writing a complete history of libraries is no easy task. One must address questions of definition, purpose, accessibility, and function. Not only are there no single answers to these questions, but ...

Countless histories can be found on library shelves, including histories of libraries themselves. Reading library history can help us not only avoid repeating history but also better understand how ...

It’s hard to beat the setting of the historic Lakeport Carnegie Library in Lake County. The Park Street building is well over 100 years old and is set upon three acres in the heart of downtown near ...

Most of us think about Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat or Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington when we think about the civil rights movement. Lesser known is the issue of library ...

The Library: A Fragile History is ambitious in its scope and detail-oriented in its execution. The book traces the entire history of libraries, inclusive of private, state, public and academic ...

Think about the last time you needed to know something. You probably Googled it, right? But what happens when the internet gets shut down, books are banned, or entire governments decide what you can ...