The Brookfield Zoo took in 20 rescued axolotls last year after they were confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as ...

At the behest of the art-loving Obamas, Virginia Shore, the center’s curator of commissions, has contracted 30 artists to ...

The sketch and a companion lithograph are among the earliest widely disseminated visual renderings of Yosemite, predating ...

Bass announced last week that the city will slash filming fees at the iconic Griffith Observatory by 70 percent–dropping the ...

Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to ...

Libraries are often left out of travel plans, yet they remain some of the most fascinating places to explore. Beyond books, they reflect history, culture and architectural brilliance. ContentsState ...

For those who grew up on Ramona Quimby books, Northeast Portland is a living monument to the imp of Klickitat Street and her creator, Beverly Cleary. Now, the library in the neighborhood that informed ...

NPR is standing up for the public's right to ask hard questions in a national campaign dubbed "For your right to be curious." At NPR's headquarters, on billboards in New York City, Chicago, and ...

Famous Last Words is a series of interviews conducted with notable names and only released after their death and it offers an incredible opportunity Exactly one day after the death of actor Eric Dane, ...

The 42-year-old actor has revealed that he visits the world-famous library most days, and has done for the last decade. The Hollywood star told People: "I'm a daily patron of the library. That's where ...

Since the advent of writing, literate societies have created institutions dedicated to collecting and safeguarding knowledge. Early record rooms housed extensive materials on trade, governance and ...

The Fond du Lac Public Library has announced an upcoming event that will touch on connections between many well known people and the State of Wisconsin. Dean Robbins, author of the book Wisconsin ...