Libraries

Take a book. Leave a book.This is the simple idea behind the Little Free Library movement.It was launched in 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. In just a few…

Think back to the last time you visited your local library. Did you check out a new best-selling book? Borrow a DVD? Meet your study group? Look something…

A group of Democratic Senators in Lansing have proposed a package of bills dealing with marriage equality. We spoke with state Senator Rebekah Warren…

Retired newspapers are finding a new purpose.Old News, a project started by the Ann Arbor District Library, archives previously published news items…

The Ann Arbor District is thinking outside of the box with a new collection called "Music Tools."The small collection features quirky instruments and…

Ann Arbor residents can add a new tax levy to the growing list of issues on the November ballot.The local library board wants $65 million for a new…

Urban neighborhood libraries are on the decline.Detroit, Flint, Dearborn and other cities have recently had to close some of their library branches in…

Urban neighborhood libraries are on the decline.Detroit, Flint, Dearborn and other cities have recently had to close some of their library branches in…

Protesters in Detroit hope that staking out a recently-shuttered library branch will convince officials to re-open it.Four Detroit library…

Four branches of the Detroit Public Library system will shut their doors for good this week.Library officials say it’s just a reflection of fiscal…