The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.

Sep 23, 2025 · Library - Ancient, Digital, Preservation: In earliest times there was no distinction between a record room (or archive) and a library, and in this sense libraries can be said to …

Jan 8, 2025 · From ancient archives to modern knowledge centers, libraries have evolved to meet the changing needs of society. This article explores the history of libraries, from their ancient …

Aug 1, 2025 · The story of the American public library system, its community impact, and the librarians who made it possible.

Aug 21, 2025 · For millennia, whether with scrolls and tablets or books and PDFs, the core mission of libraries to democratize and supply information has endured. Documented early …

Jan 2, 2025 · By organizing previously published essays from the Progressive Librarians Guild chronologically, this volume illustrates the history of the ongoing debates around library …

Since the 1960s, issues of computerization and digitization have arisen. Library history is the academic discipline devoted to the study of the history of libraries; it is a subfield of library …

This introductory essay and the timeline that follows are based on entries in America’s Greatest Library: An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress by Library of Congress Historian John …

Seven library boards in Metropolitan Toronto are united into one library called the Toronto Public Library. With 97 locations, it is the largest public library system in North America serving a …

Oct 28, 2025 · One of the grandest and most important libraries in the ancient world, the Library of Alexandria was established in the third century B.C. with the lofty goal of being a repository for …