Libraries

The opioid epidemic reaches every corner of life in our state.That includes libraries, where administrators and staff are figuring out the best response…

The nation's oldest documented structure built for women, by women, was a lending library right here in Michigan. The Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association…

The National Endowment for the Arts came up with its Big Read program to draw communities together. The idea is to choose a book and get people reading,…

Librarian Annie Spence knows what it’s like to love a book so much she has to write it a love letter. She also knows what it’s like for a break-up letter…

The Next IdeaPretend it’s Saturday. You and the kids are running errands, including a several-hour stop at the laundromat. They are bored, you are…

Children reading books to dogs.It sounds too cute to be true. But it’s a real thing. Throughout the country, libraries are turning to canines to help…

A partnership between some Macomb County schools and public libraries is giving students access to library services online. Students with school ID…

Librarians are finding themselves face to face with the heroin and opioid epidemic as drug users take advantage of free access to quiet areas where people…

Adult coloring books are everywhere and they're filled with images of just about anything. There are adult coloring books that feature owls, butterflies,…

The Macomb Library for the Blind looks more like a combination of a post office and library than just a library. Plastic bins stamped with “US Postal…