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Explore Marian Anderson’s Handwritten Letters, Private Recordings, and More in a Newly Digitized Collection

A portrait of Marian Anderson taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1940.

Explore Marian Anderson’s Handwritten Letters, Private Recordings, and More in a Newly Digitized Collection

No Squawking, Please: A Backyard Bird Library Is the Star of This Livestream

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No Squawking, Please: A Backyard Bird Library Is the Star of This Livestream

“They Will Catch on Fire”: Michigan Library Asks Patrons Not to Microwave Their Books

Burning books may kill coronavirus germs, but at what cost?

“They Will Catch on Fire”: Michigan Library Asks Patrons Not to Microwave Their Books

The Boston Public Library Needs Help Transcribing Anti-Slavery Letters

Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison devoted his life to opposing slavery.

The Boston Public Library Needs Help Transcribing Anti-Slavery Letters

Students In Virginia Are Getting Their School Library Books Delivered By Drone

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Take a Virtual Tour of Belgium’s Sourdough Library

Sourdough bread in a bakery in San Francisco, the city that gave the library its very first sourdough starter back in 1989.

10 Classy Coloring Pages You Can Print at Home

Museums and libraries are offering dozens of printable coloring pages for free.

6 Fun Backgrounds to Use on Your Next Video Call

You might be stuck in the living room, but it doesn't have to look like it.

People Are Stocking Their Little Free Libraries With Food and Toilet Paper to Help Neighbors

A Little Free Library full of canned goods in Chicago.

This App Lets You Download Free E-Books, Magazines, Comic Books, and Audiobooks From Your Library

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18 Surprising Things Stolen From Libraries

The 17th-century Samuel de Champlain map of New France was stolen from the Boston Public Library.

The Library of Congress Needs Help Transcribing Walt Whitman’s Poems and Letters

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9 Charming Facts About E.B. White’s Stuart Little

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Americans Went to the Library Nearly Twice as Often as the Movies in 2019, Gallup Poll Finds

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Spending a Lot On Books? This Browser Extension Tells You if They’re Available at Your Local Library

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The New York Public Library’s 10 Most Checked-Out Books of All Time

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