Readers respond: Library shouldn’t be social service hub

The library can’t be all things for all people, (“ Why this Portland library is a flashpoint in the debate over downtown ...
InForum

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library using $70M Bank of North Dakota line of credit

North Dakota lawmakers in 2023 first established the line of credit to allow construction on the $450 million library if ...
The Morning Journal

Celebrate library card sign-up month at Westlake Porter Public Library

If you don’t have a Westlake Porter Public Library card, now is the time to get one, according to a news release. That’s because September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and anyone who renews ...

Why this Portland library is a flashpoint in the debate over downtown safety, and what can be done

Multnomah County’s Central Library, meant to be an information hub, bears the brunt of downtown Portland’s troubles.

San Francisco street ambassador slain while confronting drug user by library

A San Francisco street ambassador was asking a man to stop using drugs outside a library in Civic Center Plaza when the ...
Los Angeles Times

How to get free access to the New York Times and more with your L.A. Public Library card

Your L.A. Public Library card comes with a lot of free stuff. Sure, books and ebooks. But also free digital subscriptions and access to newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the ...

San Francisco street ambassador shot dead while confronting drug user outside library

Joey Alexander, who worked for nonprofit organization Urban Alchemy, confronted the man for using drugs near children outside ...