The newly released film "The Public" struck a nerve with Misty Jones, director of San Diego Public Library. "I related to it on just a library level, and also on the homeless population level," she ...

Throughout the summer, the Massachusetts Library System has offered to librarians working in the state a series of professional development workshops focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity ...

In the midst of a grim summer of terrorist attacks, political strife and racial tension, it can be difficult to stay focused on the positive. But folks at the Denver Public Library, which has been at ...

Empathy is more than a buzzword—it’s a foundational skill. The ability to recognize and understand others’ emotions—and to respond in ways that are constructive and caring—can help adolescents build ...

Empathy is the ability to recognize and understand what another person, animal, or even a fictional character is thinking or feeling. It is an attempt to identify with someone else's situation, ...

This post was written by Timothy Chan, a graduate of the University of Hong Kong who led the replication of the classic McCullough et al. (1997; 1998) discussed in this post. Gilad Feldman was Timothy ...