Carrie E. Westlake was born on a Virginia plantation in 1851. That same year, her father, Wellington, was awarded land in Winfield, Iowa, for his services in th ...

Behind the scenes of the Free Library's Author Events resignations and rebirthThe walkout and subsequent firing of Author Events staff this year was the result ...

At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose. Due to differ ...

“It’s not just about taking a book off a shelf,%u201D said Tasslyn Magnusson, an author and teacher from Wisconsin who tracks book censorship across the U.S. It’s about power and who controls public ...

Libraries had changed since I was a kid. They were now more like a community service center than just a home for books. Older people signed up to learn basic co ...

“While it is true libraries cannot hold every book in the world, it has been affirmed through case law that libraries cannot censor material based on viewpoint discrimination,” Read Freely Alabama’s ...

The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement. Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger ...

The story about a local library with free wedding dresses made the rounds from local New Jersey newspapers to national magazines and morning television. Puccio appeared in Brides, the 90-year-old ...

“We need to refresh the current exhibits, the technology,” Stephanie Streett, the executive director of the Clinton Foundation said.. “The story is not going to change, the story of the Clinton ...