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Don’t Pay for Expensive Textbooks, Get Them for Free at the Library!

August 06, 2025

If you are or have ever been a college student, we’re sure you would agree that the cost of textbooks is obscene. This inflated expense has long plagued students, and with the rising cost of living compounding financial pressures, each new semester brings added stress.  Fortunately, your campus library might be able to lend you a hand. Many offer free access to textbooks—potentially saving you hundreds each year.

How Libraries Support Your Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

August 04, 2025

The Founding Fathers had a clear, succinct vision for this country, and they named it in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” While this isn’t a legally binding document, many constitutional scholars believe it informed the work of developing the actual US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Make These Libraries a Must-Visit on Your Summer Vacation

August 01, 2025

As summer approaches, vacation plans are underway, most likely filled with the usual tourist destinations. But for many bibliophiles, the idea of standing in the middle of a gorgeously designed library filled to the brim with books is a dream come true. If visiting a library sounds like your idea of fun, consider checking out these noteworthy spots across the United States.

The Library Generation: Why Gen Z and Millennials Need America to Fund Libraries Now

July 31, 2025

A growing body of research shows that Gen Z and millennials not only use libraries more than older Americans, but they also depend on them. Young people are utilizing libraries for job hunting, academic support, mental health resources, and simply as a place to feel safe and connected. Libraries have become a lifeline for Gen Z and millennials.

Rallying Behind Libraries: The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County’s In Support of Libraries Project

July 29, 2025

Libraries have been dealing with a lot in recent years, thanks to the rise in censorship and book bans, as well as the gutting of vital funding. Communities love their libraries, but in this increasingly hostile environment where a small but loud minority is drowning out everyone else, library workers can feel disheartened by current events. However, a recent letter-writing campaign by the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County has given some libraries a much-needed boost in morale.

One Hundred Years of Fortitude

July 28, 2025

These days, the writer Theodore Dreiser and his magnum opus, An American Tragedy, are little known outside literature seminars. Yet he “dominated the American literary scene” in the first half of the twentieth century. Literary critic Irving Howe said of Dreiser that he was “among the American giants, one of the very few American giants we have had,” while the great journalist H. L. Mencken called Dreiser “a great artist” and wrote that “no other American of his generation left so wide and handsome a mark upon the national letters.”

At the Movies: 5 Iconic Library-Based Flicks for Summer Viewing

July 25, 2025

Ah, the dog days of summer — that time of year when school is out and many of us find ourselves recovering from our fun in the sun by retreating into the safe confines of our home movie theatres, revisiting some of the classics. Libraries, by their nature of being accessible, are community spaces and often historical landmarks that lend themselves naturally as film backdrops. Here are a few recommended summer viewing films that take place inside a library — either fictional or real — that sparked my imagination as a child and into adulthood. Can’t find them streaming, but have a DVD player? Use your library card to borrow them!

10 Famous Libraries Around the World

July 24, 2025

It’s summer vacation time again! When planning your itinerary, no matter where you’re going, keep this in mind: There are famous libraries well worth visiting all over the world, each distinct in terms of architecture, history, and collections. A stop at any of these would enhance any traveler’s itinerary. Not traveling? No problem—if a staycation is in your future, one of these might be in your backyard. Without further ado, here are ten famous libraries around the world:

A Day in the Life of a Solo Medical Librarian

July 22, 2025

What Does a Solo Medical Librarian Do? I am the solo on-site librarian for a regional campus of the flagship medical school in my state. While I am alone physically, I am supported by a robust team of librarians at the main campus about three hours away.

How 5 Library Systems Celebrated Pride Month This Year

July 21, 2025

Libraries have a long-standing relationship with the LGBTQIA+ community. On July 1, 1970, a little more than a year after the Stonewall Uprising, the American Library Association (ALA) held its annual conference in Detroit, and the Task Force on Gay Liberation (TFGL) met for the first time. The goal of the meeting was to address the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in library collections and services.
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