Install
Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
OPINION: Editorial: Get a library card and see all it has to offer
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (129+ words) Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 11—The Albert Lea Public Library the last few weeks has had clever posts about the benefits of a library card. In one post on... - September…...
PHOTOS: NYT bestselling author discusses book bans
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (219+ words) “Never in human history have the people banning books turned out to be the good guys,” Julia Quinn, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, declared to a room of applauding Jewish women. The sound of the shofar at the start…...
Author Katy Schamberger to speak at library's annual meeting Oct. 6
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (210+ words) Author and journalist Katy Schamberger will serve as the featured speaker for the Friends of the Adair County Public Library's 2026 annual meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the library, located at 1 Library Lane. The free event is open to the public…...
NYT bestselling author discusses book bans
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (686+ words) As Rosh Hashanah 5787 approaches, the political world feels increasingly unstable. Public debate has become angrier and less forgiving. Antisemitism remains a disturbing presence in societies that should know better. War has brought terrible losses, and the threat of further conflict…...
The Chicago Public Library informs patrons of how much money...
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (125+ words) Kottke.org This site is made possible by member support. 💞 Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support. kottke.org. home of fine hypertext products since 1998. Beloved by 86.47% of the web. 🍔 💀 📸 😭 🕳️ 🤠 🎬 🥔 The Chicago Public Library…...
Banned Books Week theme announced
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (121+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 The American Library Association [ALA] and Banned Books Week Coalition have announced the theme for Banned Books Week 2026: “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” Banned Books Week will take place October 4–10, 2026. The Let Books…...
Blue Origin astronaut to help launch fifth STEAM Reading Challenge
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (465+ words) Quick look: Orange County students are invited to meet educator-astronaut Aymette Medina Jorge and explore hands-on STEAM activities at STEAM Race to Space Day on Sept. 19. The free event will kick off the annual STEAM Race to Space Reading Challenge,…...
A Library Card for Every Child
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (506+ words) September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education and to combat illiteracy. The campaign first started in 1987 as a response to then Secretary of Education, William Bennett, who…...
Boise Public Library denies request to remove Princess Pete picture book from its shelves
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (250+ words) On Wednesday, the Boise Library Commission considered, and rejected, a request to remove a children’s book from its collection. Under a 2024 Idaho law, residents can petition for the removal of books deemed “harmful to children.” “Some people are confused and…...
Redlands school board debates ‘controversial issues’ rules for books, libraries
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (633+ words) The Redlands school board continues to tackle the contentious topic of striking a political balance in school books and materials. On Tuesday night, Sept. 9, it took another step forward, making slight changes to the Redlands Unified School District’s “controversial issues…...