Welcome to the 2023 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address patron needs in exciting and effective ways. This year’s selections ...

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 ...

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 (+ ...

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 ...

A bookmobile designed by RIT students will soon roll into Rochester neighborhoods. Students in RIT’s School of Design spent the fall 2023 semester working with the Rochester Public Library (RPL) and ...

This article was published 06/05/2019 (2623 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. A new home for public learning is taking a page from the former community of Rooster Town and ...

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) selected seven winners of the 2016 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. The goal of the program is to recognize and ...

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 ...