Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who ...
Librarian Alison Miner holds a needle-point felt project she crafted. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Every week, a second-floor corner of the Parkway Central Free Library of Philadelphia transforms from a ...
In the early 1900’s, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was known not only for his success with the Carnegie Steel Company but also for his passion for reading and education. He ...
Filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor were in the process of wrapping up their 2008 documentary, "Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans," when they had to flee the city during ...
The story of how public libraries came to be free and open for all Americans—and remain so. Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of how a simple idea shaped a nation and the quiet ...