UW’s American Heritage Center houses the research journals of author Owen Wister, who wrote “The Virginian,” which is widely touted as the first recognized Western novel. This 1902 first edition is in ...

Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story of objections from a local community or an individual parent, the American Library Association says. In its new State of American ...

Philly residents checked out all kinds of books from the Free Library this past year — but one twisty, time-jumping mystery drew the most readers. "James" by Percival Everett, the Pultizer-winning ...

From award-winners to childhood favorites, find out what Iowa City is reading with a roundup of the most checked out library ...