The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. The Mercantile Library has been around since the 1800s and has accrued quite a ...

A 10-by-6-inch piece of papyrus is, researchers now believe, part of the world’s first book. And, like many of the volumes that fill offices, libraries, and homes, it has had many lives. The papyrus ...