library /tags/library library en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00:27 GMT African-American Research Library and Cultural Center to celebrate Kwanzaa 'Africa Rising' Event /arts-culture/2025-12-23/african-american-research-library-and-cultural-center-to-celebrate-kwanzaa-africa-rising-event The 2025 Kwanzaa Community Celebration, titled “Africa Rising: Celebrating Heritage, Building Futures” will be held Saturday, Dec. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00:27 GMT /arts-culture/2025-12-23/african-american-research-library-and-cultural-center-to-celebrate-kwanzaa-africa-rising-event SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± News Staff New art-wrapped $30 million library in Boynton Beach can be a 'pillar of the community' /development/2025-01-10/library-boynton-beach-canyon-branch The 33,000-square foot Canyon Branch Library will bring meeting spaces, a podcast studio, a creative lab, Palm Beach County's first drive-up service window, a $370,000 art installation — along with 130,000 books and other materials. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /development/2025-01-10/library-boynton-beach-canyon-branch Wilkine Brutus Advocates call new West Palm Beach library 'safety protocols' another hit on homeless /government-politics/2024-05-14/west-palm-beach-library-safety-protocols The Mandel Public Library on Clematis Street has put visitors on notice: No backpacks with frames or shopping carts. Homeless advocates see it as another blow. Tue, 14 May 2024 13:59:18 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-14/west-palm-beach-library-safety-protocols Jane Musgrave | Stet News This oral historian is using social media to share Broward's Black history /podcast/sundial/2023-11-08/emmanuel-george-broward-black-history-africanamerican-research-library Emmanuel George is an archivist and community historian who created the Black Broward Instagram page to share pieces of Broward’s Black history. It’s a peek into all the different kinds of work he’s doing to highlight Broward’s Black history. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:16:55 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-11-08/emmanuel-george-broward-black-history-africanamerican-research-library Carlos FrĂ­as, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says /education/2023-03-23/book-ban-attempts-hit-record-high-in-2022-library-org-says A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:30:00 GMT /education/2023-03-23/book-ban-attempts-hit-record-high-in-2022-library-org-says Hillel Italie | Associated Press Book deemed pornographic by DeSantis administration is removed from Broward high schools /education/2023-02-15/book-deemed-pornographic-by-desantis-administration-is-removed-from-broward-high-schools Broward school libraries will remove a sexually explicit teen graphic novel that Gov. Ron DeSantis administration categorized as “pornography.” Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:30:00 GMT /education/2023-02-15/book-deemed-pornographic-by-desantis-administration-is-removed-from-broward-high-schools Scott Travis, Anthony Man and Leslie Postal | South Florida Sun Sentinel Disagreements surface over school librarian training /education/2022-12-09/disagreements-surface-over-school-librarian-training With a Jan. 1 deadline looming, a state Department of Education workgroup is crafting a training that all school-library workers must use in selecting books and other materials. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT /education/2022-12-09/disagreements-surface-over-school-librarian-training Ryan Dailey New report finds a coordinated rise in attempted book bans /national/2022-09-19/new-report-finds-a-coordinated-rise-in-attempted-book-bans According to PEN America, a growing number of local political and advocacy groups have focused their attacks on books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:30:00 GMT /national/2022-09-19/new-report-finds-a-coordinated-rise-in-attempted-book-bans Andrew Limbong A coffee shop inside the Riviera Beach Public Library teaches business, life skills to students /news/2022-01-26/a-coffee-shop-inside-the-riviera-beach-public-library-teaches-business-life-skills-to-students Zykeria Lord said she has "learned how to remain calm no matter how chaotic it is." Wed, 26 Jan 2022 19:48:16 GMT /news/2022-01-26/a-coffee-shop-inside-the-riviera-beach-public-library-teaches-business-life-skills-to-students Wilkine Brutus Delray Beach Library On The Go Golf Cart Aims To Keep Children Active And Fight Summer Slide /news/2021-07-23/delray-beach-library-on-the-go-golf-cart-aims-to-keep-children-active-and-fight-summer-slide The Delray Beach Public Library is bringing the library experience to neighborhoods across the city. And they’re doing it by way of a golf cart — it’s all the rage for children searching for free books and summer programs. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:16:58 GMT /news/2021-07-23/delray-beach-library-on-the-go-golf-cart-aims-to-keep-children-active-and-fight-summer-slide Wilkine Brutus