Readers kept the Jackson District Library busy in 2024, but some books were read or listened to more than others. From novels ...

It was a pleasure to see things burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” ...

GOP state Sen. Jake Hoffman wants to make it a class 5 felony for teachers to allow access to “sexually explicit material.” ...

James McBride, an award-winning author, musician and screenwriter, will take part in an online discussion at 7 p.m. Tuesday through the Illinois Libraries Present program in collaboration with ...

Bang! Pow! Kaboom! In the dark recesses of an old retread tire factory, a meeting of two extraordinary minds has formed a super team at the Clyde Library, pushing literacy with a comic book reading ...

The same philosophy applies with e-readers . A state-of-the-art color reader from Amazon , Boox , or Kobo is pointless if you can't afford books for it. The good news is that as long as you don't care ...

In 2024, “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett was the most checked out title at the Detroit Lakes Public Library. This reflective novel tells the story of a family who owns a cherry orchard in northern Michigan ...

Imagine that you’re somewhere cozy and warm, with a cup of tea in one hand and a good book in the other. Now, also imagine ...

Four North Shore schools will compete in a Battle of the Books with the help of local children’s literature and library legend Betsy Bird. The “quad ...

Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

The Librarians,” from director Kim A. Snyder, follows school librarians who face death threats and, in several cases, job loss for defying book bans.