Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. 160 million people in the United States don’t own a library ...

Just when we feared the public library might slip into oblivion as little more than an artifact of the analog age, #LibraryTok put the centuries-old democratic institution back on the map. Pioneered ...

Before Sarah Adler moved to Maryland last week, she used library cards from her Washington, DC, home and neighboring counties in Virginia and Maryland to read books online. The Libby app, a slick and ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

One of the few computers at the Fargo Public Library that is not being used by a patron on Monday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2025, in downtown Fargo. The library will increase nonresidential library card fees ...

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month — a time when libraries across the country shine a spotlight on the most powerful card you can carry. It won’t buy you coffee or rack up airline miles, ...