Thoughts of libraries tend to bring to mind images of books and reading, but the trends tell another story: Circulation in public libraries is decreasing while public programs are growing in ...

Peters Township (Penn.) Public Library's Harry Potter-themed escape room. On March 12, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Public Library (CDAPL) canceled its in-house ...

Across the country, libraries are closed to the public to limit the spread of Covid-19. Unable to open their doors to their communities, youth services librarians have taken their programs online.

Our new report takes a close look not only at how Americans are using public libraries, but also what sort of services and programming they think libraries should offer — and what they say they would ...