If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it is that libraries are not going back to the way they were before and that it is time to reevaluate. My suggestions here are meant to help create a ...

Thank you for printing the important complaint from a reader regarding terrible noise these days in libraries. It seems some branch libraries are day-care centers for children and havens for loud ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Bring on the Spectrum has launched the “Peace and Quiet” partnership program with libraries across the Capital Region. The program will help libraries create a safe and sensory ...

MARLBORO - The Marlboro Public Library recently reopened after a two year, $26 million renovation and it's no longer a "quiet library." "Libraries are not the shushing places they used to be. We have ...

“The library isn’t a quiet place anymore.” At least a few times a year I find myself sharing this reminder with a patron who misses the days of the quiet library. A noisy library may be different than ...

Libraries are usually quiet places, but the Geneva Public Library was anything but silent on Friday night. The library, in cooperation with the Geneva Park District, featured three hours’ worth of ...