Alexandria overshadowed Pergamon, yet the Anatolian library rivaled Egypt in scrolls, scholarship, and parchment, shaping the modern world.

It was one of the world’s great cradles of civilisation and the largest excavated archaeological site on Earth. But few ...

From plagiarism to planetary corrections, we take a look at Copernicus and the introduction of heliocentricity.

One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on. Credit... Supported by By Cara Buckley Photographs by Ryan David Brown Reporting from ...

Washoe County Assistant Library Director Stacy McKenzie took a temporary leave of absence, leaving the library system with no official director. According to the Washoe County Library System, McKenzie ...

The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The treasures include 35 musical manuscripts from composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" ...

So, you guided The Batter on his mission through the smoke mines in zone 1, beat Dedan to death, and moved on to zone 2. Things were pretty straightforward aside from the whole postal service thing, ...

Aurora’s Chambers Plaza Library reopened less than three years ago to great fanfare after a decade-plus closure. But now the modest branch at the edge of a strip mall on East Colfax Avenue will close ...

The heirs of their original owner (Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, from a prominent Jewish family) claimed the paintings were ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — University of South Carolina authorities have given the "all-clear" after initially warning the campus of a possible active shooter through its alert system on Sunday night. USC ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police arrested three people after a stabbing that left a man hospitalized in Southwest Portland on Monday. The victim is expected to survive. Around 5:10 p.m., the victim, a ...

A woman was stabbed at the University of Arizona Main Library, 1510 E University Blvd, Tuesday afternoon, according to the Office of Public Safety. “At approximately 2:12 p.m. today, the University of ...