New international research by the United Way of Australia is highlighting the impact of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The five-country study is the largest ever done on shared book reading, ...

You've probably seen those free book boxes around town where you can take a book or leave one, or maybe a CD by BJ Leiderman, who writes our theme music. Many of them are associated with a nonprofit ...

The first anniversary of the singer’s Imagination Library coming to Glenrothes was marked this week. Each month, Parton's initiative provides local children who live in the Collydean area with a free ...

A Pandemic-Era Project Becomes a Neighborhood Staple: Kyle Seeber returned to Rochester during the COVID-19 pandemic and built the Little Purple Book Library. Beyond free books, the library engages ...

You know that paper books are available, but through apps like Libby, you can also borrow e-books and audiobooks without even popping by your library branch. Many libraries also offer Yoto players, ...

The New York Public Library is giving away free books starting Thursday from its list of the best books of 2025, including at a branch on Staten Island. Every year, librarians and staff at The New ...