PLA will host a free webinar sponsored by Gale (part of Cengage school) on Wednesday, November 12 at 1:00 PM CT to share and explore key findings from the report “Expanding Possibilities: Public ...

A new state law has complicated efforts to expand access to reading materials and get books into the hands of students at ...

Amid the Suffolk Board of Elections' plan to no longer provide voting machines for non-county races, school districts and ...

Use your phone to find jobs in Czechia and access free CV support, workshops, and apps for foreigners across Brno, Prague, ...

David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy. His first assignment: To board the Edmund Fitzgerald. One sailor’s story ...

Shopping second-hand might be the most accessible form of environmental activism available to the average person. For newcomers to the thrift scene, this Goodwill serves as the perfect ...

Community organizations, churches, and volunteer opportunities provide ready-made social networks for transplants. Coffee shops downtown serve as informal community centers where regulars gather to ...

You don’t have to be a game designer to run a game jam at your library, said Rebecca Strang, outreach and engagement librarian at North Central College’s Oesterle Library in Naperville, Illinois. You ...

For International Games Month, we look at how games and gaming act as community-building, teaching, and self-improvement tools.

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM. The ...

The Johnson County Social Services Department is calling for volunteers to join its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This initiative, sponsored by the IRS, provides free tax preparation ...

The Smithsonian is one of the world’s foremost research centers in science, the arts, and the humanities. In addition to ...