As a kid growing up between Nebraska and South Dakota, libraries were my sanctuary. I crossed Nancy Drew’s “Haunted Bridge,” dove into the “Chamber of Secrets,” and sailed the waves
Medieval scribes protected their work by threatening death, or worse.
We’ve all been there. You download a book, can’t wait to read it, open WORDsearch and then…you can’t find it. Today’s Quick Tip will give you some information to help …
Some authors have success selling their books to libraries in addition to selling on Amazon or directly to their local bookstores.
A lot of thought goes into choosing the living, breathing, reminiscing tomes that constitute a Human Library
But in Emily's library, I also saw a life well lived.
We both live among hundreds of books. There are books in our personal spaces and books in our work spaces, books in our cars and in our purses; books on kitchen counters and books propped up…
Be sure and read our previous Quick Tip – How to Find Sets in Your Library. Sets are a useful feature of WORDsearch. Why are some books sets? Most sets are found in the Commentaries category,…
How a simple scrap of paper in a storied library unlocks powers we already have but often forget.
Just because the Library is closed doesn’t mean you won’t have access to a vast number of great FREE books until we reopen. With the OverDrive app, you can choose from thousands of eBooks and eAudi…
If you're not up on what Drake's reading, it's too late.
From street lit resources to free, web-based libraries, digital tools to spark a love of reading and other tips from three experts.
According to old stereotypes, it shouldn’t work—serious librarians should want nothing to do with the raucous, pulp world of comics—and for a long time it didn’t.
Banishing him from library shelves is a slippery slope.
At the library’s book clubs, we’re fortunate that generally, the books we read earn widespread approval from our readers. While our selections don’t always get a Siskel and Ebertian two thum…
Set the mood for your next book, whether it's a thrilling mystery or lighthearted tale, with 10 beautiful home library design ideas for literature lovers.
I'm a librarian and lifelong book lover. I'm also about to have my first kid. While other soon-to-be-parents are obsessing over strollers, car seats, and cribs, I'm putting just as much care into Baby
Once it gets all set up, OverDrive is one of the most handy resources out there for book lovers with a huge offering of e-readers, audio books, no late fees and more.
Our oldest daughter, Thea, has been in intense reading intervention since she was in Kindergarten. This creative, vivacious, book-loving child just could not seem to find the right words wh…
To book lovers like us, the smell of leather-bound tomes or fresh paperbacks can be utterly seductive. Ever wish you could bottle that mysterious library scent, the aroma of rummaging through the stac
Library book sales (and their descendants, such as Better World Books) are a great institution, but they’re not the only thing libraries can do—or help their patrons do—with obsolete titles besides the dumpster. Here are five creative reuses from real libraries.