A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.

Also this week: "Wild at Heart" in 35mm, another edition of the Nitrate Film Festival kicks off at American Cinematheque and the Michael Roemer renaissance continues.

Since its introduction, the bill has garnered massive attention, and has led to some lawmakers receiving threats.

A new bill in Connecticut proposes developing policies for public and school libraries if community members challenge books.

Barney Saltzberg’s many picture books for children include “Arlo Needs Glasses,” about his giant goldendoodle who couldn’t ...

The Rutherford County Library Alliance joined over 50 others to fight against potential censorship under a recent Trump executive order.

Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.

Student workers and full-time faculty are working to repair, rebind and renew old books in the BYU conservation laboratory.

Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management. The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary ...

At Fort Campbell, books are being taken off school library shelves containing references to slavery; the Civil Rights ...

Happy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Thanks for waking up with Playbook. Get in touch: [email protected]. But it’s abnormal in this way: For the second week in a row, Trump’s Friday centers on ...