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 ...

From 1887 to 1922, the University of Wyoming Library was housed in Old Main, the university’s first and only building when the institution opened. Beginning with a donation of 300 books from Charles E ...

The convergence of women’s history and library history at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition heralded the beginnings of a tradition of advocacy that would shape our profession for the next 100 ...

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 ...

Joe Biden is leaving the White House, but his work is far from done. The next task: building a presidential library. Presidents construct libraries to "house their papers, records and historical ...

In the Bossier Parish Libraries History Center, we have oral histories of Bossier Parish residents who share their memories of how things were back in the olden days. Among those in the collection is ...

Hayner Library in Alton hosts a May 9 ceremony unveiling a historic marker honoring its unique women-led legacy and rich ...