A few years ago, just about anyone could turn up at a college library, sit down at a bank of public-access computers, and cruise the Internet with no password, little trouble, and only the slimmest ...

A sound that’s almost synonymous with visiting a quiet public library — the clacking of fingers on public computers — is slowly slipping toward possible extinction. In analysis of public library data ...

Public libraries have traditionally offered access to materials that citizens do not personally own. These materials may include periodicals, reference works as well as sound and video recordings.

On Thursday, the Online Computer Library Center, the Ohio-based company that had printed catalog cards for public and university libraries for more than 40 years, said it had just printed its last ...

The Columbus Metropolitan Library board will vote Aug. 28 on a new policy to address inappropriate computer use. The policy empowers library staff to intervene whenever patrons view disruptive or ...

Public libraries in Maryland will share a $157, 200 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support public access to computers and online services, the Maryland State Department of Education ...

In addition to Internet connections and basic software, libraries across the county offer computer services such as online homework help and genealogy databases. "The library system spends most of its ...

If your college library is planning a renovation, consider tuning in to this Podcast to hear a group of librarians from the University of Rochester talk about what they discovered after conducting a ...

Tom Kohler uses the Duluth Public Library's computers every week to look for work. Without Internet access at home, the unemployed 25-year-old Duluth man relies on the free service at the library to ...

Public library branches statewide restored access to public computers and free Wi-Fi zones Monday. Library users may call to reserve access or use a computer on a first-come, first-served, walk-up ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. As many education tools go digital, some people have feared that libraries may go the way of the dinosaur.

This story will be updated as additional libraries reopen. The Lancaster Public Library announced Thursday that it has reopened its downtown Lancaster and Mountville branches to the public for limited ...