Associated Press (AP) — A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories of thousands of Native Americans...

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Washington County libraries is joining the Multnomah County Library system in eliminating overdue fines.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a few days you'll still be able to go to the public library in Indianapolis but you won't be able browse the shelves for a book.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A change-of-plea hearing has been set for two New Orleans musicians facing criminal charges arising from their time as board members on a charitable board.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island state wildlife officials are partnering with local libraries this fall to host a series of virtual outreach programs to inform the public about wildlife...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Libraries, schools, universities and nonprofits across Indiana are receiving grants to add books, digital materials and films addressing racial injustice in America.

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A bipartisan pair of senators has called for a two-year, $160 million pilot program to purchase and distribute Internet-connected devices to libraries in low-income and rural...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's governor has vetoed nearly $636,000 in funding to continue operating Alaska’s statewide library catalog.

Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office said the state...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man has removed the books from the little free library he erected at his Des Moines home and replaced them with newly treasured items: toilet paper, wet wipes and medical...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire State Library on Wednesday suspended inter-library loan operations statewide to help minimize the spread of the new coronavirus.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Stephen Fried, who teaches writing at Penn and has done a fair amount of it himself, is a firm believer in the David Library of the American Revolution, a scholarly research...

ATLANTA (AP) — The state needs to do more to help people who can't pay for lawyers, and to aid the mental health of lawyers and judges, the chief justice of Georgia's Supreme Court said...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii libraries could accommodate early learning classrooms under a state legislative proposal to expand childcare services, officials have said.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — School officials in Wyoming's capital city have voted unanimously to allow a book to remain in school libraries without restrictions.

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — A board of supervisors in southeast Iowa has voted to forgo pay raises in the next budget year, citing budget constraints.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Libraries in two southern Indiana counties are the latest in the state to stop fining patrons for overdue items.

The Owen County Public Library’s trustees voted last...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of North Carolina's most populous counties is doing away with late fees at its library system.

The News & Observer reported over the weekend that Wake County...

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — Another Ohio library is moving to a fine-free system, becoming part of a national trend of dropping fines to eliminate barriers to library access.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Public libraries in two eastern Iowa communities are joining a growing number across the nation in eliminating fines for overdue materials.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence library is joining a growing number that are dropping fines for overdue books.

The library's board voted unanimously Tuesday to make the change, The...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio teachers union working with a nonprofit school supplier will donate more than $50,000 for books and supplies for classrooms across the state.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Been meaning to return that overdue library book but worried about the dent that will put in your pocketbook?

Worry no more, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday. Beginning...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids-area libraries are moving toward eliminating overdue fees, saying the fines primarily hurt low-income borrowers and don't succeed in getting books and other...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general won’t pursue criminal charges against state library employees after an audit found some misallocated funds.

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Mid-Columbia Libraries will no longer charge fines for overdue library books and other material starting Jan. 1.

The Tri-City Herald reports the staff will also be...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia library says violent threats prompted it to cancel an event where drag queens were going to read to children.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate the executive director the Kansas City Public Library to lead a little-known independent federal agency that the...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago public libraries have seen a 240% increase in the number of books returned since the city's mayor eliminated overdue fines, according to a library official.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several large library systems across the U.S. plan to suspend purchases beginning Friday of all electronic versions of Macmillan Publishers' new releases, in a protest...

BOSTON (AP) — Young people in Boston will no longer have to worry about racking up library fines.

As of Nov. 1, the Boston Public Library will eliminate overdue fines for those under...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — After nearly a year of restoration work, a rolltop desk that belonged to the first president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is back on display with other...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A restored portrait of inventor Charles Goodyear is now on display in Ohio after more than two decades in storage.

The Akron Beacon Journal reports the portrait of the man...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Thursday praised state fundraising efforts for a proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota and said he hopes...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is about to become the largest U.S. city to eliminate overdue fees for library books and other items in an effort to remove barriers that deter youth and low-income...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top state official is visiting West Tennessee to hand out grants for public libraries to buy computers.

Secretary of State Tre Hargett's office says he visited...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A project to digitize historical newspaper archives in West Virginia has landed another grant.

The West Virginia University Libraries' West Virginia & Regional...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Drag Queen Story Hour, which has drawn protests in some areas of the country, is coming to another Connecticut library.