In the early 1900’s, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was known not only for his success with the Carnegie Steel Company but also for his passion for reading and education. He ...

Valerie Zulevic, the youth services manager at the Tinley Park Public Library, said so many teenagers were in the library’s new teen area studying for finals this December that one day library staff ...

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Kids looking for something to do during winter break from school can pop into the Des Plaines Public Library on Friday, Dec. 26, for a pair of free craft programs. The first is scheduled to run from ...

Central Library at 1301 Olive Street. ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Public Library is ending an internet hot spot program in which it loaned out thousands of devices — and thousands weren't returned, ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. Last fall, when an anxious patron rushed into the Addison Public Library asking how to file a court document, Sara ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto presented new drones and a control room as a part of the Drone as First Responder program on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Through this ...

PEARL, Miss. (WDAM) - Mississippi residents who applied for the Statewide Residential Safe Room Grant Program will start receiving notices this week that they have been selected for a reimbursement ...

Readers and patrons of the New York Public Library have a gift to be excited about this holiday season – a $50 million donation from a pair of culture-loving philanthropists. Just months after giving ...

The Pierce Reading Room on the third floor of Lauinger Library (Lau) will open Jan. 7, 2026, after a yearlong renovation, the university announced Nov. 25. The renovation, which began Jan. 14, aimed ...

Sometimes it’s difficult to demonstrate exactly how liberalizing a county zoning law can encourage homebuilding, business expansion or the construction of schools, parks and other community amenities.