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It Took COVID Closures to Reveal Just How Much Libraries Do Beyond Lending Books

By Gillian Harvey

How to Get the Latest Reads: Publishing Houses Help Libraries Stock Up On E-Books

By Helen Holmes
A man marks his ballot in a voting booth in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Two Ballot Questions Await NJ Voters Next Week

By Alyana Alfaro
Queens Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer held a rally to save the arts from President Donald Trump's budget cuts.

Pols and Creatives Rally in Manhattan to ‘Save the Arts’ from Trump’s Budget Cuts

By Madina Toure
Tony Marx

NYPL Head Tony Marx on Dealing with Both Billionaires and the Homeless

By David Wallis
Miniature Book of Prayers for Women. (Photo: Courtesy Sotheby’s)

One of the Greatest Libraries of Judaica Heads to Auction at Sotheby’s

By Daniel Grant
Card catalogs from The Mundaneum, an analog version of the Internet, created in part by Paul Otlet. (Photo: Zinneke / WikiCommons)

Google Doodle Marks 147th Birthday of the Inventor of the Index Card Internet

By Brady Dale
(Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Take a Look at New York City’s Best Boutique Libraries

By Ashley Chappo
The old Donnell Library.

Public Institutions In Private Developments: Plans For a Smaller, If Sleeker, Donnell Library Reveal Trade-offs

By Kim Velsey

There’s Soon to Be a Public Library in Texas With No Books

By Kelly Faircloth
Mayor Bloomberg at his press conference.

Bloomberg Defends Balancing the Budget With School Lunches, Libraries

By Colin Campbell
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