A Pew study released Thursday has some good news for America’s libraries—namely that Americans seem to love them—but perhaps even better news for library users. According to Pew, the more people are ...

In her professional life, coauthor Lauren Stara has worked for three architectural firms, one zoo, one multinational corporation, two museums, five universities, three public libraries, and one state ...

Libraries are complicated. They have a maze of departments, a specific method for retrieving books, and many rooms with different purposes: public and staff areas, service desks, and storage areas for ...

This page includes sample language for sharing your library user type quiz with your community or group, including sample language for email and social media sharing, an embeddable widget for your ...

Local bookworms will no longer have to worry about remembering to bring their library cards when they visit their local branch thanks to a new app launched by Palo Alto City Library. The app, which ...

This page provides resources to help you create and share a library user type quiz for your community or group. Below are links to step-by-step instructions for creating your own version of the quiz, ...

Users of the Goleta Valley Library shared in a recent survey that they want updated furniture and more work areas in the renovated library while still keeping a cozy environment. Credit: Rebecca ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This exploratory study investigated the help-seeking preferences of library users at two large urban universities in Toronto. Reference desk ...

Public libraries level the playing field. They ensure that everyone has access to books — not just those who can afford to purchase them. More than 7.4 million patrons of the city and county library ...

Wake County Public Libraries is writing the next chapter in its history with newly redesigned library cards, just in time for National Library Card Sign-up Month. The current bright yellow cards, used ...