To use it, you’ll need to apply for a library card, which is generally free. You’ll ask at the desk, and then need to show some ID and also typically something that proves where you live, like a ...

It’s free to Hennepin County residents at dozens of local locations — or nonresidents can pick one up in person for a $60 fee ...

The convergence of art and writing will meet in November at the Longview Public Library when Lake Oswego-based calligrapher Holly Monroe showcases her 45 years of expertise in the art form.

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it. Sponsor ...

South Florida developer Gil Dezer, who has partnered with former President Donald Trump on several luxury real estate projects, says it’s no surprise Trump chose Florida for his presidential library — ...

After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal is the new book about Oscar Wilde, written by author Merlin Holland, who is Oscar’s only grandson and the last living relative of the writer. In a symbolic gesture ...

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Oscar Wilde's library card was reissued 130 years after his original was revoked for, 'gross indecency,' by the British Library. The date of Wilde's death, 30 November 1900, has been used as the new ...

The British Library symbolically reissued the reading pass of controversial playwright Oscar Wilde, over a hundred years after it was cancelled due to his imprisonment. The reading pass was presented ...

The British Library has posthumously restored the library card of Irish writer Oscar Wilde, more than a century after it was revoked in the wake of his 1895 conviction for “gross indecency.” The ...

The British Library has reinstated the suspended library card of revered Irish author Oscar Wilde, who died in 1900. Wilde’s access to the British Museum Reading Room was revoked in 1895 after the gay ...