While libraries are known as quiet places for choosing books and reading, the Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the ...

Last year, the British Library began the "Save our Sounds" project, with the aim of accelerating the digitisation of millions upon millions of lost audio recordings held in its vast archive. The ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

The sound lab tucked just down the hall from the elevators on the first floor might be one of the only places in the Newport Beach Library where staff actually encourage patrons to make noise. A ...

The University Library has implemented a new sound level system to address feedback regarding “concerning” noise levels in library spaces, according to a Feb. 21 announcement. The new system will be ...

Crescent City Sounds, the New Orleans Public Library's streaming platform dedicated to local music, is now accepting new submissions for the website through April 5. All genres are welcome, and ...

For most of us, thinking about museums and archives will conjure up images of physical relics; faded books, paintings and trinkets discovered beneath the soil. But now, the British Library is fighting ...