Robin Washington is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He is passionate about transportation, civil ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gayle Anderson continue her series of ...

Chances are, if you love public radio, you probably love the library. There are lots of similarities between what we do and what librarians do. Their services are free, meant to encourage members of ...

Over the holiday weekend I was reading a study done for the Pennsylvania Public Libraries called “Taxpayer Return on Investment for Public Libraries.”* There are currently 474 public libraries serving ...

Once upon a time, people with questions went to a library, where a trusted librarian would help dig up answers. More recently, people stayed put and called the Ask a Librarian phone line to get ...

For the last five months I’ve been shoulder-deep in a research project that threatens to stretch on past the new year. The subject matter isn’t important, but the process is, because it’s reminded me ...

The Marion County Public Library now offers its customers Ask a Librarian, a free online service that allows users to chat in real time with a Florida librarian for immediate assistance with research ...

Read any good books lately? Ever wonder what other people across the Southland are reading? Me, too. So what better time than the dead of winter to find out? I know the first thing I want to do when I ...

There's a piece in the Wall Street Journal today about the changing nature of libraries, as not just places where people find and check out books, but as community rec centers in themselves. As Owen ...

Research support staff offices are located in Shain Library. Stop by Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm. Ashley Hanson, Shain 119, 860-439-2653 Andrew Lopez, Shain 119A, 860-439-2656 Lori Looney, Shain 229, 860 ...