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Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory shakes hands with a photo of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie April 8 at the 100th-birthday celebration of the Walnut Hills branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati [...]

To celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month, kids at the Sunny Isles Beach branch of Florida's Miami-Dade Public Library System enjoy a tea ceremony while practicing their chopstick skills. The May [...]

The New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library--a hub for entrepreneurs and innovators--marked its 10th anniversary May 2. The largest public library of its kind in the world, [...]

Zanesville, Ohio, sculptor Alan Cottrill stands beside the 'Centennial Statue,' a work he created to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Coshocton Public Library at an April 2 ceremony. Each [...]

The Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, IL, recently hosted Curious George, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, Maisy, and other favorite animal characters straight out of children's literature. But they weren't [...]

GARGOYLES ON PARADE. G. R. Goyle, Guardian of Justice, decorated by the Riverside Police Department, won honorable mention in the "Most Representative of Sponsoring Group or Organization" category in a […]

REMEMBERING A MILESTONE. At a September 23 ceremony to launch a yearlong celebration of 100 years of service at Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library's Western branch--the first library run exclusively [...]

NIFTY FIFTIES FINS AND CHROME. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County celebrates its 50th anniversary October 1 with a car show featuring classic automobiles that were on the [...]

Caption: BOOKMOBILES TURN 100: When the first bookmobile trotted out behind two horses outside Hagerstown, MD, in 1905, the black vehicle was first confused with the 'dead wagon.' The Washington [...]

RAWLINS MYSTERIES UNVEILED. Mystery novelist Walter Mosley (center) discloses the secrets of his prime protagonist Easy Rawlins May 19 at the Queens (N.Y.) Public Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and [...]

POTTER-PALOOZA. Library Assistant Deborah Sachs dons the sorting hat at a Boca Raton (Fla.) Public Library event to mark the July 16 release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. [...]

PORTRAIT OF PERSEVERANCE. Artist Laurel Egnew shows off her painting of former Branch Manager Lois Waffle to Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Public Library Board of Trustees President Randy Clay at the […]

BEAMING WITH PRIDE. 5th-graders autograph a steel beam March 31 before it is placed atop the Allen County (Ind.) Public Library's new Main Library. The Washington Elementary School students were […]

Caption: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR BOOKMOBILE. Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library Bookmobile Librarian Julie Moloney celebrates the mobile branch's 75th anniversary November 6 by sharing a book with patrons at a birthday [...]

For the Omaha (Nebr.) Public Library's 125th anniversary, staff created a library history cook-book featuring photos and background of the system's branches, along with anecdotes and writings from such famous [...]

Libraries nationwide helped their communities mark the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by hosting discussions, showing films, and staying open for 24 hours. 'As community institutions, [...]

Dancers entertain the crowds at the April 26 Dia de los Ninos celebration at Irving (Tex.) Public Library. In addition to a visit from author Pat Mora, in Irving to [...]

Illinois Gov. George Ryan hosted a dedication party November 18 for the soon-to-be-completed Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, though critics complained of the event's $287,000 price tag. Several [...]

POETS COULD GATHER ANYwhere to celebrate the work of their beloved colleague and mentor James Wright. But thanks to the Martins Ferry (Ohio) Public Library, they gathered again this year-as […]