After the threats to federal library funding in the past year, the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump on February 3 included an increase in federal funding for ...

When out on a walk, it can be easy to have blinders on. Maybe you’re talking on the phone or listening to an audiobook or podcast. Maybe you’ve simply got your head in the clouds. A reminder to be ...

This year’s library news featured as many plot twists and cliffhangers as a Dan Brown novel. Federal funding, the freedom to read, perpetual or temporary access to print and digital collections, and ...

When people picture a school library, they still imagine rows of dusty books and students whispering behind tall shelves. But that image of silence couldn’t be further from reality. The modern library ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable. “A library is in a lot of ways ...

In many parts of the world, remoteness is not only defined by distance. It may describe a mountain settlement far from infrastructure or an urban and suburban neighborhood on the margins of visibility ...

Qualcomm announced Tuesday it will acquire Arduino for undisclosed terms. The chipmaker said the Italy-based company would become an independent subsidiary of Qualcomm. In this article Qualcomm wants ...

Some libraries aren't just places to borrow books — they're destinations with deep history and architecture that tell stories beyond the pages. The 1000 Libraries Awards 2025 highlights some of the ...

NOTE: LID MUST BE FLIPPED 180° ON THE X OR Y AXIS SUCH THAT IT LAYS FLAT. All prototypes and models were printed on a prusa i3mk2s. .2mm layer height with 3 top and bottom solid layers and 4 perimiter ...

With the internet putting a seemingly infinite supply of answers, arguments, and amusements at our fingertips, do we still need libraries? The question isn’t as rhetorical as it once seemed. As shown ...