Libraries

A group of drag queens in bejeweled ball gowns and stiletto heels brought unexpected glamour to storytime on Mother's Day weekend.A rambunctious crowd…

If you’ve happened to glance through an old family album, it is likely you’ve found photographs still around from over a century ago. Perhaps, too, you’ve…

The concept of a library is over 5,000 years old, but that doesn’t mean these community institutions are stuck in the Stone Age. On Thursday’s St. Louis…

As a librarian, Gina Sheridan sees her share of bizarre, strange and heartwarming stories. She’s the manager of the St. Louis County Library’s Mid-County…

In the days after the August shooting death of Michael Brown, the city of Ferguson was in turmoil. Schools closed. Many businesses closed. But at the…

To say actor LeVar Burton likes libraries would be an understatement. And it’s not just because he was the host of “Reading Rainbow” for 26 years.“I love…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 25, 2012 - With the recent grand reopening of the glorious Central Library downtown, it is easy…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 15, 2010 - Yesterday, I found out how to use my iPad to read borrowed books from the St. Louis…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 14, 2011 - If there were any doubt that the e-book revolution had arrived, it was erased for the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 31, 2011 - African American and Latino librarians do exist. African Americans make up 7.8…