The beloved event space needs more room for its books and events — and it’s staying in the neighborhood.

A book of poetry that survived the catastrophic 1906 earthquake and fire has been returned to the Mechanics’ Institute. By Adeel Hassan Faded ink stamps of the Mechanics’ Institute Library dot the ...

Marilyn Monroe was many things—an actress, a model, and a cultural icon who remains one of the most recognizable faces ever to come out of the American entertainment industry, to name a few. She was ...

For the Iowa City Public Library, one of the largest in Iowa, the role of the distributor is but one step in a process to get a fresh book onto its shelves. The system, which serves 100,000 residents ...

Late spring and summer are great times for hitting the beach chair, lawn chair or hammock with a good book. If you’re looking for something to read during this year’s warm-weather months, volunteer ...

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There’s something new in Omaha’s new Central Library that might be the first of its kind in any public library in the country. That something new is attracting attention from ...

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Mechanics’ Institute library manager Myles Cooper takes a key from his pocket, unlocks a display case and picks up a soot-stained copy of “Echoes of the Foot-Hills,” published by San Francisco writer ...

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SAN ANTONIO — If your spring break plans include relaxing with a good book, here’s a deal that’s hard to beat. The Friends of the San Antonio Public Library are hosting a Spring Break Book Sale where ...

Are you a voracious reader who needs a source of used books to keep your "to be read" shelf stocked? Despair not; even with the pending early-May closure of McKay's in Knoxville, you can still find a ...