Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to Open on July 4, 2026, in North Dakota
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is scheduled to open in North Dakota on July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding, the foundation that is building the massive building has announced. The “state-of-the-art” library will be built on more than 90 acres in North Dakota's Badlands on the edge of Theodore Roosevelt […]
Massive Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to open in North Dakota Badlands
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States and is best known as the legendary “Roughman” of the Spanish-American War. But less is known about his deep connection and love for North Dakota, which helped form his larger-than-life personality, his sense of adventure, and his immense love for the outdoors. Now, nearly 106 […]
360-pound library worker sues for $4.6 million over too-small desk
This library job was not good for his reading. A 6-foot-2, 360-pound New York Public Library employee is seeking $4.6 million to make up for the “trauma” she suffered from working at a desk that was too small. William Martin's page-turning story began in October 2021 when he was asked to work at the first-floor […]
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California opens exhibit featuring ancient Jewish manuscripts
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, has launched a new exhibit in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Visitors can gain a deeper understanding of the early foundations of ancient Judaism and Christianity. with title ”The Dead Sea Scrolls: Exhibit displays the IAA's archaeological finds. The Dead Sea Scrolls are thought […]
Library of Congress email system hacked earlier this year by ‘foreign adversary’
The Library of Congress' email system was the victim of a major hack by a “foreign adversary” earlier this year, Fox News has confirmed. It is unclear whether the hack compromised the accounts of people working directly in the House and Senate. However, FOX News reported that Capitol Police has referred the matter to the […]
Reader stumbles on Dracula’s ancestors in a Dublin library | Bram Stoker
Beneath a turquoise-and-white domed ceiling and surrounded by oak shelving in the Dublin library once frequented by James Joyce and W.B. Yeats, Brian Cleary sits on the floor of Who's Alive? I happened to come across a book by Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula, who I believed I had never read. Cleary, who suffered […]
Antisemitic, anti-American political cartoon book lands on kids table at Brooklyn library
A Brooklyn mother was stunned to find a book of anti-Semitic and anti-American political cartoons this week at a Bed-Stuy library as part of a children's exhibit on world cultures. “Palestinian Child'' by Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali is filled with disturbing stereotypes and offensive images of Jews. This includes Jesus Christ, who kicked an Israeli […]
Patron returned three Roald Dahl books to Ontario library 40 years late
A patron returned three Roald Dahl books that had been overdue for nearly 40 years to an Ontario library to avoid a $1,000 fee. Parry Sound Public Library in Ontario, Canada, has returned Roald Dahl's long-lost books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and Charlie and the Glass Elevator to its shelves. Entire catalog. […]
Tim Walz’s admin to hold ‘BIPOC’-only retreat for library workers — sign-up form excludes ‘white,’ ‘heterosexual’: Report
The Minnesota State Library Authority, led by Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz, plans to hold a BIPOC-only “Black, Indigenous, and People of Color” camp for library staff next month, the agency has learned. This was revealed in the document. Daily Caller News Foundation. Officials say the event is aimed at “helping library staff […]
Michigan library shuts down after bugs burst out of DVD case in book return box
A popular Michigan library was forced to close after multiple creatures were found spilling out of returned DVD cases after the library closed. The Royal Oak Public Library announced on social media that it was temporarily closing for “health and safety reasons” after staff were sorting out a book drop on Saturday morning and discovered […]