A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene. “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – School librarians in Florida are now required to undergo specialized state training on the new rules for what can and cannot go in school media centers. That training was a result ...

A librarian who was fired amid a pressure campaign to remove books from Llano County public libraries can sue for wrongful termination and employment discrimination, a federal judge has ruled. Suzette ...

In a significant development, a federal judge has ruled that a wrongful termination suit filed by a Llano County librarian—allegedly fired for refusing to remove books from library shelves as ordered ...

“Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene handily differentiated herself from most librarians. She stood out for ...

Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, auction houses and art galleries. She was also a Black woman who passed as white ...