Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it ...

House Bill 900, also known as the READER Act, was passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 to regulate the library materials ...

At least eight states are trying to crack down on attempts to remove books in school libraries, passing legislation that ...

In Young Adult fiction, Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, and its newer prequels, topped Buncombe’s list. Among the most ...

D.C. public libraries saw record engagement in 2025 with 3.2 million visits and over 6.2 million items borrowed, including books, eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming videos.

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. Dewey ...

Stacks of cardboard boxes, many still taped shut, sit in an office on the fourth floor of Loussac Library in Midtown Anchorage. They contain a backlog of hundreds of new books that librarians must ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - A group gathered Monday evening on the Murfreesboro Plaza to protest what they call censorship at Rutherford County libraries, ahead of a Rutherford County Library System ...

Palm Beach County Library patrons will have to wait until at least January to get their hands on blockbuster books, thanks to the collapse of the country's largest library distributor. “We did not see ...

Tennessee public libraries are launching an “immediate age-appropriateness review” of children’s and teens’ books following a state government directive, with some calling the plan ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education last week removed the 19th book from school libraries across the state when "Thirteen Reasons Why" was pulled from Nebo, Tooele and Washington County ...