“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a library,” Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges wrote. Like Borges, many of us find a little slice of heaven in a public library. There, standing straight as soldiers in tight ranks on the shelves, are thousands of books waiting just for us: stories, adventures,…

Officials in Llano County, Texas, have voted not to close the county’s library system after a federal judge last month ruled that dozens of books containing sexual and racial content be returned to shelves after they were banned. The Llano County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to remove an item from their agenda during an April 13 meeting considering…

The first pastor story hour to take place in one of the most liberal regions of the United States drew the expected group of protesters, but it also drew an equally large crowd of supporters. The Chelmsford Public Library, which has in the past fully embraced and promoted drag queen story hours, played the unwanted…

Librarians should “sneak” pro-LGBT messages into conservative communities, according to a post on the American Library Association’s (ALA) website. “Do you work for a library in a small, rural, conservative community? Are you a frontline staff member there, with no managerial or administrative authority? Do you wish you could do more to make your library…

Photographer Richard Silver, 60, has traveled to 101 countries capturing timeless architectural wonders through his lens. His favorite subject of all are libraries, and his stunning collection shines a light on their splendid glory, all over the world. “Libraries offer symmetry to me,” Silver told The Epoch Times. “The books are lined up, aisles, desks,…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council moved forward on March 22 with a pilot program to provide free menstrual products in restrooms at five public libraries. The program was initiated in a motion introduced in 2019 by Councilman Bob Blumenfield, who called the program “long overdue” on March 22, saying the COVID-19 pandemic had delayed…