At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission challenged, the Library of Congress has named a new U.S. poet laureate, the much-honored author and translator Arthur Sze. Speaking during ...

FILE - Arthur Sze attends the 70th National Book Awards ceremony on Nov. 20, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File) At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission ...

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position. President Donald Trump on Thursday fired the head of the Library of ...

SINGAPORE – The distinct scent of thousands of new books fills the air of a warehouse in Changi South. It is not a bookshop but the Library Supply Centre (LSC), where some 3,000 brand new books are ...

At the Library of Congress National Book Festival on September 6, she will discuss her latest book, “Memorial Days,” a memoir about the sudden death of her husband in 2019. “I am honored by this ...

Brooks is the author of best-selling Jewish novels “People of the Book” and “The Secret Chord,” which explores the life of King David. The Library of Congress has awarded Geraldine Brooks, a Jewish ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point University broke ground Monday on a $100 million library that will serve as the university’s flagship when it opens in 2027. The John and Lorraine Charman Library will ...

LIVE Saturday September 6th 9am-6pm ET on Book TV Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen celebrated the start of the 2025 National Book Festival alongside several fea… Book TV presents coverage of ...

Housing 162 million books, periodicals, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, and images distributed across 838 miles of shelving, the Library of Congress is a treasure trove of knowledge akin to a ...

There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says ...

CROFTON, MD ‒ Claire Holahan, 34, takes her toddler to the library once or twice a week for story time so she can play with other children and the library's toys. It's not until after bedtime that she ...

Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, was fired by President Donald Trump in May. Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress, spoke with Ashley Jordan, ...