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Kentucky Panel Backs Push to Boost Imagination Library Enrollment as Budget Shift Puts Funding at Risk

Only about half of eligible Kentucky children receive the program’s monthly books for ages birth through five.

Milan Opens First Sports Library Honoring Gianni Mura

Mining Palace Book Fair Opens With Youth Focus and New Leadership

Padma Shri 2026 Honors Anke Gowda, Builder of a 2‑Million‑Book Free Library

Legler Library Food Pantry Officially Opens on Chicago’s West Side Ahead of SNAP Work Rules

Federal Culture Plan in Michoacán Rolls Out 15 Calls, MXN 103 Million for Community Projects

Bobby Seagull Awarded MBE in King’s New Year Honours for Services to Public Libraries

Supreme Court Leaves 5th Circuit Ruling Intact in Texas Library Book-Removal Case

Kéré Architecture Unveils Rio ‘Biblioteca dos Saberes,’ a 40,000-Square-Meter Civic Library

Alabama Library Board Approves Rule Moving Transgender Topics Out of Youth Sections, Delays Fairhope Funding

Baltimore County Library HR Chief Out as Trustees Weigh Fallout From Part-Time Firings

Weimer Seeks Labor-Law Changes to Allow Sunday and Holiday Library Openings

Alabama Library Board Sets November Vote on Rule Limiting Transgender-Themed Books in Youth Sections

Effingham County Votes to Exit Live Oak Libraries With 2026 Effective Date

Budgie Fest Set for Oct. 25 as Mount Gambier Library Details October Holiday Program

Andhra Pradesh CM Flags 56.6% C-Section Rate, Orders Action on Unnecessary Surgeries

21 States Ask Rhode Island Court for Permanent Order Protecting IMLS, MBDA and FCRS

Chhattisgarh Begins Work on 34 New Nalanda Parisar Libraries

Peter-Sodann-Bibliothek Confronts Closure Risk After State Denies Institutional Aid

Punjab CM Mann Expands Rural Library Network With Dhuri Inauguration