Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries.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 ...

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,” ...

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 ...

“I'm jealous.” Shopper stunned after opening the old book they purchased at Goodwill: 'Thought I was hallucinating' first appeared on The Cool Down.

HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - “I just saw a lot of beauty in the covers,” explained Larry Clifford. Judging a book by its cover. Larry repurposes old books by turning them into what he calls Biblioquilts.

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 ...