On my way to study in Green Library’s Lane Reading Room, I was suddenly struck by a portrait of a woman in an industrial kitchen, staring at me. An object label next to it reads: “Teresa.” As a regular at Green, I questioned how I had never seen this artwork — or noticed that the … Read more
Everybody needs a place where they feel they belong.That’s what motivated Lauren Hatto, 16, to raise money for and donate tools to the Troy Public Library to help the neurodivergent.The project earned her the Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouts.“Neurodiversity is the concept of how all brains are unique and different from one … Read more
The popularity of the Winter Park Library & Events Center continues to create a parking dilemma that designated spaces and a 2022 lot expansion did not solve. However, the former library building can provide some measure of downtown parking relief while generating revenue as a valet lot. Commissioners reviewed options for both properties during their … Read more
COLORADO SPRINGS — The number of book ban attempts in public libraries across the nation increased by 92% from 2022 to 2023, according to the American Library Association. State lawmakers are pushing to require public libraries to follow standardized policies for deciding whether to remove any materials. “Overall our library policy has been almost word … Read more
RANDALLSTOWN, Md. — A new library and recreation center is coming to Randallstown. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced plans to acquire a property in the 8200 block of Liberty Road. The library and rec center would be located in spaces formerly occupied by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Shoppers supermarket. State and local funding would … Read more