Responses to an essay by Roger Rosenblatt about keeping and tossing old books. Also: A.I. and human identity; new heights for Stephen Colbert.

Give your old books a new lease on life. Transform your old books into new and exciting items. From decorative pieces to functional accessories. Perfect for crafters and book lovers alike, these ideas ...

CORRECTION: A photo caption in an earlier version of this article gave incorrect information about Barbara Heritage’s job. She is the director of collections, exhibitions and scholarly initiatives at ...

Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express. By Elizabeth A. Harris ...

Friends of the Madison Public Library will be holding the ‘Old Book’ book sale Oct. 16-18 at Madison Public Library, 6111 Middle Ridge Road in Madison Township, according to a release from the library ...

The library announced on Facebook that their long-lost book had been returned to their collection after a Boston resident found it and gave it to the Cambridge Public Library. The book was "The Early ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Dean’s enthusiasm about books is infectious. That passion makes him the perfect person to oversee rare books at the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Missouri. Dean gave KSHB ...

As a graduate student in Laramie, Wyo., in the 1990s, Sarah Mentock spent many weekends hunting for bargains at neighborhood yard sales. On one of those weekends, she spotted “The Lord of the Isles,” ...