Besides serving as a place to check out books, libraries often serve as community centers where people from all demographics browse resources and attend events together. They also provide basic ...

Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...

Before there was high-speed internet in Santo Domingo Pueblo, a tribal community about 40 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico, leaders would pass around a Verizon hotspot to help run their tribal ...

JOEY: BEHIND PRISON WALLS, THEER AREN’T MANY PLACES THAT FEEL LIKE A SAFE HAVEN. >> THAT’S HOW YOU GET OUT OF PRISON FOR THE DAY, BY PICKING UP A BOOK AND READING. JOEY: BUT FOR SCOTT SMITHO, SERVED A ...

The Brooklyn and Seattle public libraries asked a simple question to those signing up for free digital access to their libraries: Why do you want this library card? What they received was hundreds of ...

Making physical collections accessible remotely can go a long way toward providing access for people who can’t make it to the library. Whether it’s securely storing holds for 24-hour access or making ...

College Area residents are renewing pleas for the city to save 25 parking spaces whose absence they worry could jeopardize a vital neighborhood resource. At the center of the issue is a proposal for a ...

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans has cherished childhood memories of the city’s “bookmobile,” a library-on-wheels that brings services and resources directly to community members. That joy is returning to ...