There are a number of apps that let you hook up your library card to borrow books, audiobooks, comic books, and even movies or TV shows for free. One of those apps is Libby, which is an incredible ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. 160 million people in the United States don’t own a library ...

Rapides Parish citizens can apply for a virtual library card that would allow the use of online resources. Library Director Celise Reech-Harper would like to ensure that the community continues to ...

You don’t need to be a bookworm to know e-book readers (e-readers for short) offer several advantages over their paper-based brethren: You can carry thousands of books on something thinner than most ...

Six days a week, public libraries offer air-conditioned spaces to study, work, surf the internet, or simply catch up with a friend — as long as it’s done in hushed tones. Then there’s the plethora of ...

If libraries are the door to knowledge, library cards are the key. Once a mere slip of paper bearing a patron’s name, the library card is evolving into a technologically sophisticated tool that can ...

For generations of St. Paul bookworms, obtaining a public-library card was a rite of passage … and it still is. But it’s no longer the only way to become a St. Paul Public Library patron for access to ...