PCLS currently serves approximately 680,000 people in Pierce County across its 19 library locations and online services.

New York City’s three public library systems released a citywide list of the most borrowed books of 2025 and Staten Islanders showed strong preferences for thrillers, popular fiction and bestsellers. ...

United for Libraries and Penguin Random House will award grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000) to support libraries in need. Specifically, grant funds will assist Friends of Library groups with ...

ST. LOUIS – A popular program designed to give internet access to locals in need is being cancelled. The St. Louis Public Library made 12,000 hotspots through its library system. “This tiny little ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Army has taken a significant step to modernize how it manages Soldiers’ training data. On Nov. 15, ATIS Training — a streamlined, intuitive platform for managing ...

This is the philosophy Shayla Felton-Dorsey uses as the chef at the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Edible Alphabet program. The once-a-week, three-hour class teaches English vocabulary, phrases and ...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland Library is rolling out a new initiative aimed at providing fresh, healthy food to families across the county. The Eat Fresh Freely program will place community fridges ...

Digital identities, the electronic credentials embedded in phone wallets, workplace logins, and other apps, are becoming ubiquitous. While they offer unprecedented convenience, they also create new ...

Houston ISD is installing self-checkout kiosks at campus libraries in the 2025-26, district budget documents show, to comply with a state law that requires parents to have access to their child's ...

Sometimes, libraries use labels to organize materials or help users find resources. Labels can be simple — like a colored dot to indicate a reference book, or genre labels (such as “mystery” or ...