The nation's capital is full of towering statues and monuments honoring American presidents and legends. But inside the Library of Congress, it's possible to find more obscure and real-life mementos ...

There’s a different kind of library in D.C. that, instead of lending out books, lends out tools. And after the D.C. Tool Library fell on hard times, the community answered its call for help. Over the ...

How'd you like to go the library but you can't check out a book? Even more unusual, none of the books have been published. It sounds strange, but that's exactly what we found in Vancouver, Washington.

LOWELL — Current and former city officials packed the community meeting room in the basement of the Pollard Memorial Library on Thursday and offered their personal stories about the beloved building’s ...

CHAPEL HILL--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's newest "library" is not the kind that will entice an average book lover, but it eventually will please thousands of plant scientists ...

Athens, cradle of philosophy and the arts, housed during the imperial period one of the most unique libraries of antiquity: the Library of Pantainos. Built between 98 and 102 CE during the reign of ...

A unique library exists in Hollidaysburg. Its hours are limited, and it houses no books. Yet, when its material is executed, it stirs emotions and influences moods. It is the Sacred Music Library.

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Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five ...