Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In a narrow aisle of shelves packed with cardboard boxes, Jørgen Peder Steffensen ...

If you're anything like me, you're a library diehard. PBS / Via reddit.com Books? We got 'em. Public computers, Wi-Fi, and printers? We're using 'em. Fishing gear? Def — wait, what? That's right! (I ...

Go way beyond books: You can try 3D printers, Cricut machines, e-bikes, GoPros, power tools, and much more by simply joining your local library. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and ...

For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, ...

From speeches written and bound on manuscripts the size of a penny to law books printed around 1490, there’s no shortage of interesting finds available at the Library of Michigan. Many of these ...

The trouble with books is that they’re too low-tech. Like all wood-pulp devices, they have no built-in search engine. Sure, you can look up stuff in the index. But who has the time? Certainly not the ...

Liyuan Library, located on Beijing's outskirts, was designed by architect Li Xiaodong using firewood. The single story structure houses an innovative stepped shelving system that allows for intimate ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It was a moment that most at St. Mary’s Episcopal School had been waiting for: the ribbon-cutting that signified Liza’s Library was ready for readers. Part of a 9,000 square ...

When Eye On St. Paul thinks about memes and videos that go viral, what springs to mind are cat antics, trending dance steps and outrageous sports feats. Not library cards. But viral is exactly what ...