Millions of people visit their libraries every week. What's the draw? Everything. During National Library Week, April 6–12, 2025, take time to discover (or rediscover) what draws people in. This ...

Consider this entry from the memoirs of the emperor Ashurbanipal following a foray into what is now part of modern-day Iran: “I flattened the land of Elam to its full extent. I deprived its fields of ...

Before the Library of Alexandria there was the Library of Ashurbanipal – an Assyrian king who collected the knowledge of ancient Mesopotamia under one roof. This incredible library was forgotten for ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order about tariffs increase in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump has announced ...