Baltimore - The Maryland Library Association strongly opposes H.R. 7661, which would allow the federal government to ban books and regulate the right to read. If passed, this bill - also known as the ...

February is Library Lovers Month, and advocates for one of the country’s oldest government-funded services are offering ways that folks can show their local library some love. Support for libraries

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A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.

What exactly is the “City That Reads” reading? Pratt staff provided a list of the top 25 titles circulated within the last 12 months.

Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision to remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate for ...

Mike Curato, the author of the novel "Flamer," held a discussion after his book was banned in Harford County schools.

The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy.

As the directors of Southern Maryland’s three public libraries, we see each day how the library enriches the lives of community members by connecting them with information, resources and experiences.

Maryland libraries get millions of federal dollars for some of their most creative projects, and they’re fighting to hang onto it.

Maryland’s school board changed state regulations to align with a law that prevents removing books from school libraries without due process.

Urge the House of Representatives to fund libraries!

Federal funding losses stand to devastate rural Maryland libraries, writes Morgan Lehr Miller.

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The thing is, local libraries help everyone. Libraries are the literary homes where kids are practicing their reading.

The MLA/DLA Annual Conference is now accepting proposals for the poster session. The deadline for proposal submissions is 4:00 PM on Friday, April 11th. Accepted posters will be notified at the begin...

Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

America needs "third places" like our libraries more than we ever have, both functionally and philosophically.

An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.

The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend books