It’s hard to pinpoint what I saw first as we approached the new Calgary Central Library in Alberta, Canada. Was it the building’s light fracturing hexagonal facade? The Light Rail Transit line ...

Described by one historian as the "physical expression of a grand idea," the University of Washington's Suzzallo Library is open again after a two-year project to make it earthquake-resistant. "We had ...

This is the latest for our series The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. I won’t bury the lede: Quebec City’s Morrin Centre might be the only library you’ll ever visit that also has a dungeon. Okay, ...

The week highlights the contributions of libraries and library workers. April 14, 2013— -- intro: In an effort to highlight the contributions of libraries and library workers, National Library ...

For the last couple years, Jill Harness has been rounding up the world's most beautiful libraries by continent. Here they are all in one place, in no particular order. Aside from being absolutely ...

You might have missed it, but a passage in author Christopher Hitchens’s 2010 memoir, Hitch-22, triggered a happy buzz among library bloggers at the time, and it can still judder the heart of library ...

SEATTLE — When it's cold outside, it's a great time to explore the great indoors -- and maybe grab a book to curl up with later. Whether you're looking to make a statement on social media or to just ...

Now it’s in the books. A Long Island library with a fascinating past, marked by women’s suffrage milestones and an infamous arson incident, is now officially listed on the National Register of ...