Welcome to the 2022 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in inventive, interesting, and effective ways. This year’s ...

The proposed Northeast Regional Library would feature technology labs, children's and teen spaces, walking paths and room for ...

One would be hard-pressed to find a house without books. Besides providing the joys of reading, books are accessories that can personalize a room, dust a neutral space with color, and bring warmth and ...

Last week, former US president Barack Obama spoke in Chicago about his plans for the presidential library to be named after him. Set to open in 2021, the library will be one of 14 presidential ...

This space in particular nods to Ellsworth’s design studio, Civilization, which has a strong focus on nonprofits and justice ...

A library that spans a river and a 1970s building wrapped in terracotta panels are among the seven winning projects in the 2016 Library Building Awards from the American Institute of Architects (+ ...

Many academic planners assumed that the coming of the Internet would lead to the decline of the library as we know it. To the contrary, many academic libraries have experienced significantly increased ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Around the turn of the 20 th century—a golden age for libraries in America—the Snead Bookshelf ...