Houston Public Library celebrates Julia Ideson Building’s 100th birthday with tours, film and exhibits
HOUSTON – The Julia Ideson Building opened in October 1926, offering Houstonians a beautiful new place to read,…
Houston Public Library awarded $83,200 in grants from state agency | Heights – River Oaks – Montrose
Houston Public Library has been awarded two grants from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, a state…
Fort Worth moves ahead on new downtown library plan
by Scott Nishimura, Fort Worth Report June 23, 2026 The next chapter of Fort Worth’s new downtown library…
Fort Worth opens next chapter in search for new downtown library
by Scott Nishimura, Fort Worth Report June 17, 2026 The city of Fort Worth is turning the page…
What’s closed on Friday, June 19, for Juneteenth in LA County – Daily News
Juneteenth is a Black American holiday celebrated annually on June 19 to remember the day when word finally…
Which libraries and rec centers will be hit by council-approved budget cuts?
The dust has settled from San Diego’s frantic search to fill its massive $118 million budget shortfall. Mayor…
Trump mocks ‘Barack Hussein Obama Library’ with AI image of site overrun with trash and sprawling homeless encampments
President Trump is no fan of the newly minted Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The $850 million…
Librarians, Kids Throw the Book at Mamdani Over Broken Funding Promise
As a candidate, Zohran Mamdani promised to fund the city’s three library systems with half of 1% of…
Bronx teachers launch free libraries inside bodegas to boost literacy rates
Who ordered a Great Gats-B.E.C.! A pair of Bronx schoolteachers are opening bite-sized libraries inside bodegas in an…
More Than Books: Why we Love the Jacksonville Public Library
If you haven’t visited the Jacksonville Public Library lately, you might be surprised by what you find. Yes,…