I will attempt to write this column without sounding whiny, hostile or patronizing, but I can’t make any guarantees: It has become painfully obvious to me that our generation’s sense of social decorum ...

When I first got to UNC, I didn’t know there were different expectations that came with studying at different libraries. Whether it was Wilson, the UL or Davis, when I walked into each of these ...

Young ladies and gentlemen are invited to attend a workshop on manners at their nearest public library. Etiquette for Kids is for children in the third through fifth grades and will focus on ...

Kayla McCain, 5, of Jackson liked the Saturday morning puppet program at the Cape Girardeau Public Library so much that she came back for the afternoon program after lunch. The programs, including a ...

Respecting personal space is another crucial aspect of library etiquette. People often sit close to each other while ...

RIDGEFIELD — A Union Ridge Elementary School librarian is using an interesting tactic to promote good behavior: ninjas. Librarian Jubilee Roth created a “library ninja program” that includes a set of ...

In any hour of any given day of the academic year students flow in and out of the library. It is where we as students find answers, more questions, space from our roommates, silence from our parents ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR ABBY: I am a reference librarian at a large academic library. While I ...

We’ve all been in a situation where we’re experiencing brain fuzz and can’t focus on the mountain of work in front of us. So, like the good students we are, we march over to our favorite library, plop ...

While there are some standard rules posted in any libraries, behaving appropriately in one (of the few remaining quiet public zones) is not a skill mastered by everyone (as I have noticed while ...