It’s hard to beat the setting of the historic Lakeport Carnegie Library in Lake County. The Park Street building is well over 100 years old and is set upon three acres in the heart of downtown near ...

On this day in history, April 24, 1800, President John Adams — the second president of the United States — approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of "such books as may be necessary for ...

While held at gunpoint, activist and librarian E.J. Josey learned an important lesson: how to never back down from racism. He was drafted into the Army in May 1943 and was trying to board a bus when ...

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KALAMAZOO, MI — “Over 150 years, there’s certainly been a lot of innovation,” said Keith Howard, Kalamazoo Public Library’s digital preservation specialist. “This library has always been, ever since ...