If central Ohio feels a bit more knowledgeable than usual this week, there’s a reason. Granted, we’re officially a Smart City and always a community of bright, curious and productive people, but this ...

The City of Brotherly Love is also a city of firsts: The Library Company of Philadelphia, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731, is considered the country’s first public library. Philadelphia was the ...

The American Library Association (ALA) promoted various LGBTQ stories and authors specifically targeted toward children and young adults at their annual conference this week. ALA is a 50,000 member ...

State of America’s Libraries Report reveals 4,235 unique titles challenged in 2025, marking the second-highest total on ...

At the risk of overshadowing the coming solar eclipse, especially with totality here for the first time in 200 years, this also is great time to talk instead about a radiant force in Ohio, and that’s ...

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech,” wrote Benjamin Franklin in 1722. As Philadelphia’s most famous son, Franklin—and his belief in personal ...