When comparing the prices of books in bookstores, book fairs, online shopping portals, and on Kindle, libraries are the most affordable. 10-12 books can be borrowed at the cost of buying one paperback.

The overdue book was ‘The Telescope’ and was written by Harry Edward Neil. The borrowed book was meant to be returned on April 20, 1971 according to the due date stamped on a card inside the book.

A 35-year-old man was arrested by the Mysuru City Police on April 17, accusing him of carelessly throwing a matchstick after lighting a beedi. The City Police Commissioner Chandragupta said that the matchsticks were a source of fire at Syed Ishaq’s library.

The US Library of Congress hosted a special guest this week: Dolly Parton. The country music legend, who had started her Imagination Library two decades ago, was there to celebrate a milestone–delivery of the library’s 100 millionth book. Parton’s nonprofit program mails a free book to more than a million children — from infants to preschoolers–every month. The initiative […]

I woke up with a sense of dread. Mission Clean was scheduled for today. Specifically, Mission Clean the Library. More specifically, Mission Clean the Children’s Library. At this point, I was ready to do the backbreaking or mindless job of filling water bottles, scrubbing dishes or even toilets any day, in spite of my limited […]