"For decades, many civic leaders have treated parks, trails, libraries, community centers and other public spaces as “nice to have” amenities, pleasant features of a community but secondary to the real work of economic development. We believe that framing has the issue backwards. A growing body of r...

"Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of eight public libraries nationwide for a program connecting public libraries with local news organizations.""The Libraries and Local News Initiative, led by More Perfect, an American alliance dedicate...

"Three weeks ago, five library organizations issued a joint statement directed at the five largest publishers and digital providers." "The groups -- the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, Canadian Urban Libraries Council, Public Library Association, ...

"With media consolidation altering local news coverage across the U.S., the Urban Libraries Council and democratic alliance More Perfect have announced a public library partnership focused on community-centered journalism. In the pilot program, eight libraries will team with a civic media institutio...

"The American Library Association has named Lisa Wells, Executive Director of Pioneer Library System, as the recipient of the prestigious 2026 ALA Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship, one of the profession’s highest honors recognizing extraordinary contributions to the public understanding...

"A partnership between the organization known for its educational talks and Visit Philadelphia will delve into the past, present and future of democracy as part of the semiquincentennal celebration.""TED Democracy, taking place this Saturday at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, brings diverse perspectiv...

"More Perfect, an American alliance dedicated to revitalizing democracy, and the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), an organization dedicated to strengthening libraries as dynamic civic institutions, announced that eight ULC members have been selected for a national pilot program to connect public libra...

"Summer reading itself is deeply rooted in Pasadena. The library’s newsletter notes that the tradition dates to 1921, when the library created the Vacation Reading Club. Children who joined were given reading lists and, after finishing 10 books, delivered brief oral reports to the librarian. “'Civic...

"When a reader places a hold on an ebook at their local library, they rarely think about the financial machinery behind that simple transaction. But for library administrators across North America, the economics of digital lending have become an increasingly urgent crisis — one that a coalition of t...

"The demand for e-books and audiobooks has surged in recent years according to a 2023 report on the "Digital Public Library Ecosystem" published on the American Library Association's website. "Those titles should be some of the easiest titles to check out and enjoy, but behind the convenience of dow...