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 ...

Entries must be submitted by midnight on Aug. 2.

Use your imagination to design a one-of-a-kind bookmark inspired by the Alameda Free Library’s 2026 Summer Reading theme “Plant a Seed, Read,” or anything else that celebrates books, reading, 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 (+ ...

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 ...

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 ...