Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost)

One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.

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A Haven for English in the Most French of North American Cities

For Quebec City’s tiny English-speaking community, a former jail turned library serves as an essential sanctuary in a metropolis where the domination of French is enshrined in law.

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10 Libraries Will Open on Sundays in N.Y.C. Budget Deal

Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council are expected to announce a budget deal that will include bringing Sunday service to some library branches.

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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds

It is the second time the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the administration illegally impounded funds.

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A Mecca for Black History Turns 100

The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.

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A Library on the Canada-U.S.Border Is Ensnared by Trump’s Foreign Policy

A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are restricting access to Canadians.

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Eric Trump Starts Nonprofit to Build His Father’s Presidential Library

Meta and ABC News have already pledged a combined $37 million in funding for the library to settle lawsuits President Trump filed against them before taking office.

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Lawmakers in Both Parties Resist Trump’s Attempt to Seize Control of Their Library

The surprise firing of the head of the Library of Congress and efforts to install Trump loyalists at the iconic institution have stirred bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill.

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Trump Fired Librarian of Congress Over D.E.I.

Dr. Hayden is the latest high-ranking Black government official to be axed in the Trump administration’s crusade against D.E.I.

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Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.

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