While attempts to ban books are on the rise nationwide, local libraries discuss how they handle challenges to controversial books.

Retired NASA engineer Hickam became a minor mass market celebrity in 1994 after a last-minute 2,000-word filler for Air & Space magazine (he spent three hours writing about launching homemade ...

HOMER GLEN, IL — The Homer Township Public Library will kick off its winter reading challenge, "Read Gnome Matter What," on Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 1, guests can enjoy a free ...