Alex Van Oss visits the nation's oldest lending library, the 250-year-old Redwood Library and Athenaeum in Newport, Rhode Island. Still in its original neo-classical building, the Redwood is ...

A seed lending library is an innovative concept that’s sprouting up around the world. It works much like a traditional library, but instead of borrowing books, you borrow seeds. Once your plants grow ...

The Toy Lending Library has nearly 1,700 toys boxes available for families to check out. It wouldn’t be possible without eight employees, including people with disabilities. “Here at the Toy ...

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the updated lending library on Main Street was held Tuesday, April 8. RANGELEY — Residents and visitors have an update to a community reading resource. The downtown ...

In 1979, Berkeley (Calif.) Public Library became one of the first libraries to start a tool lending program. Today, library patrons can choose from dozens of household options, from lawn mowers to ...

Beaumont's Spindletop Center has officially opened its new lending library to provide local children with books, puzzles and toys to help them develop certain skills. Spindletop Early Childhood ...

"The record is replete with examples of ... nonprofit's controlled digital lending, which IA argued serves a different purpose than ebooks. "Publishers' licenses cannot serve library missions ...

By 1771, as the Revolution neared, Franklin reflected in his autobiography on the lending library’s crucial role in fostering democracy: “These libraries have improved the general conversation ...

The Internet Archive’s online lending library recently suffered a big defeat in court. The organization is best known for operating the Wayback Machine, which stores old versions of web pages, ...

To check out or return something complete the online Lending Library form. You may borrow items for up to 30 days. Remember to add the check in date when you return your items. Thank you for keeping ...