Thursday, September 26, 2019

The Gift of a Public Library

Andrew Carnegie was the force of Gilded Age philanthropy behind the building of public libraries. Along with other recognizable names who made their fortune in the late 1800s and early 1900s—Rockefeller, Ford, Mellon, Morgan, Stanford, Harriman, Heinz—Carnegie’s influence endures today largely because of the way he gave away the vast fortune he amassed.

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Monday, September 23, 2019

CENSORSHIP LEAVES US IN THE DARK: A BANNED BOOKS WEEK READING LIST

Happy Banned Books Week 2019! This year, we’re highlighting how censorship leaves us in the dark. Keep the lights on by adding some of the titles below to your reading list!

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Sunday, September 22, 2019