Occasionally, a library patron will try to check out a reference book. "Can't you make an exception for me?" "No," I say with a smile. At the Chained Library of Zutphen, the Netherlands, Sixteenth Century librarians foun...

Tom Johnson, 83, of Osceola, Missouri lives in a l...  ...ome of the books are only cataloged at one or two libraries in the world.The oldest book in Mr. Johnson's col...

The Venezuelan design firm Stereotank brought their little library to the Nolita neighborhood of New York City. The cover protects books from the elements while holes provide illumination for patrons.Link -via Design Boo...

Travis Jonker and his team work at an elementary school library. They had some old auditorium seats left over from renovations. They were functional as seating, but Jonker and his co-workers turned them into advertisemen...

My very first reference question as a working librarian was about Margaret Thatcher. Since Lady Thatcher recently passed away, it is worth mentioning.A patron approached the reference desk and told me that Margaret Thatc...

Perfect! Now to work out the details. Maybe a three-drink minimum? Do patrons have to pay for drinks? Can I make collection development decisions after a few shots of schnapps? There are so many new policies to write!Oh,...

Jeff O'Neal writes:True story: I bribed a librarian (after a brief conversation about my general reading interests) to constantly stick new/interesting things in my hold queue. Best. Thing. Ever. It’s like Netflix...

The Roku company produces digital media receivers...  ...he Roku and a dedicated subscription is less than libraries pay for content in many other formats. Many indiv...

All libraries have rules: bring your books back by the due date...  ...down because people are trying to read. But some libraries have extra rules that obviously have a story behi...

libraries wrap up novels. The librarians write tantalizing...  ...ed the bar code and instruction label on it. Some libraries chose to keep the genre a secret, but I wrote it...