With a free library card and the right app, you can check out e-books, audiobooks and more from your local branch. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the author or co-author of eight books on ...

Six days a week, public libraries offer air-conditioned spaces to study, work, surf the internet, or simply catch up with a friend — as long as it’s done in hushed tones. Then there’s the plethora of ...

The Libby App is a free mobile app that lets readers borrow eBooks and audiobooks from their local library. Upon login, ...

Jazzy Gen Z singer Laufey debuted an album last week — and a new limited edition L.A. County Library card to go with it. But several branches have already run out. The exclusive card quest: UC ...

Truth be told, it's possible to obtain that most precious of all free items — a library card — other months than September.

Summer in the Bay Area is almost here. And if you’re itching to explore our state, and you have a library card, you can check out a free pass to over 200 state parks around California. Through the ...

The Detroit Public Library has an ambitious goal — get 41,000 more people to sign up for library cards by April. The effort launched in September and will wrap up during National Library Week next ...

One of Brooklyn's most prolific icons, Jay-Z, has driven scores of New Yorkers to their local public library. The Brooklyn Public Library activated more than 14,000 new library memberships between ...

It's no secret that public libraries have had their roles severely supplanted by the internet in the modern age. You don't really need to go to a place full of physical books for work or leisure when ...