I often tell community members that Rampart Library District is the greatest library district in the known universe. They usually laugh at first, but most people have a story or two about how the ...

At 40-feet wide and 2,000 pounds, the ceiling clock at the Lexington Central Public Library is the biggest in the world. A brass Foucault pendulum hangs down 70 feet from the center of the clock. Who ...

Libraries are more than just buildings filled with books—they are time capsules of human knowledge, culture, and history. Some libraries have stood for centuries, surviving wars, natural disasters, ...

There is only one place where I feel comfortable in my own skin: the library. The thousands of books that surround me each time I enter this establishment make it feel like a home to me. It may be a ...

For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, ...