Emilia Kuzhel, 3, enjoys this balloon during Saturday morning’s preschool prom in the Columbiana Public Library’s new children programming room. Emilia was brought to the event by parents Denys and ...

Books were rare and expensive in colonial America, but Franklin had an idea. He conceived of a library with a subscription fee, the Library Company of Philadelphia, which he founded in 1731.

This seems to be a twist on a plot from The Wheel of Time books, where the Forsaken sorcerer Asmodean teaches Rand about channeling. It looks like Asmodean may be cut from the TV version of the ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

The above are just a few examples of what you will find at the library, but there is lots more on offer.