Before the internet made book reviews widely accessible, where would curious minds go to find information about a new novel's subject matter or a plot? If you lived in the Los Angeles area, you could ...

With a free library card and the right app, you can check out e-books, audiobooks and more from your local branch. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer is the author or co-author of eight books on ...

Fans are rushing to collect all 13 of the Brooklyn Public Library’s limited-edition cards, which feature imagery from each of the rapper’s solo albums. By Callie Holtermann Patrons streamed toward the ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A public library card gives you access to more than just books. It’s the key to ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Index cards are mostly obsolete nowadays. We use them to create flash cards, write ...

Phone books, library index cards, Saturday morning cartoons, rotary dials — the list of unique 80s touchstones goes on and on. Kids in the 80s had quite the time of just surviving, and the tales of ...

If anyone can make a trip to the library feel like a party, it’s Jay-Z, apparently. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the Brooklyn Public Library and Roc Nation have released 13 ...

As National Library Week begins — it runs from April 9–15 this year — the Library of Congress looks back at the ancestor of the card catalog, in this excerpt from The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and ...

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Springfield-Greene County Library District is giving readers a new reason to celebrate. This year, the Library is rolling out six exclusive, ...

If you do a Google search for "card catalog" it will likely return Pinterest-worthy images of antique furniture for sale — boxy, wooden cabinets with tiny drawers, great for storing knick-knacks, ...

The Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) invites community members to carry a piece of local art in their pockets with three new library card designs created as part of National Library Card Sign-Up ...

Like every graduate student, I once holed up in the library cramming for my doctoral oral exams. This ritual hazing starts with a long reading list. Come exam day, the scholar must prove mastery of a ...