A rare 1743 book is shown at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, May 7, 2012. The volume, which was found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society, really belongs to ...

Callousness, capriciousness and merciless time have caused pieces of the Africatown story to be lost. Diligence, devotion and unexpected luck have saved others. Interested onlookers got a rare sense ...

It's not part of the regular tour. The undisclosed location inside the Buffalo & Erie County Central Library is where the treasures are kept. It's called the "vault" but it's not dark and scary, in ...

From speeches written and bound on manuscripts the size of a penny to law books printed around 1490, there’s no shortage of interesting finds available at the Library of Michigan. Many of these ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the United States nears its 250th anniversary, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence has a new exhibit honoring the history of the U.S. “Opening the ...