ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A long-standing community resource is evolving in ways you might not realize, now offering everything from e-books to streaming movies for free. In honor of National Library ...

Now that a digital copy of the Library of Congress’s entire book collection could fit in a single shoebox, the future of the contemporary library is up for grabs. The New York Public Library’s ...

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light at the Museum of Modern Art (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) While the New York Public Library is reconsidering their architecture through a ...

What comes to mind when you hear the words "public library"? Is it a low-ceilinged stuffy room with rows of bookshelves and a cluttered noticeboard filled with posters for events already past? A ...

In today’s increasingly digital world, collecting and enjoying books may seem outdated. Nonetheless, many still remain attached to paper books as they allow for a “comprehensive” experience. “I love ...

Though it may be hard for some of us to imagine, there really was a time -- long before wonders of the modern age such as radio and television came along -- when many American homes were filled with ...

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 ...

LOOK INSIDE. WE ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTRY. WE STARTED IN 7159. SOON THE LANCASTER LIBRARY WILL BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER WITH THE OPENING OF ITS QUEEN STREET LOCATION. THE $10 ...

The Modern Library, an imprint of Random House, has announced the reissues of four novels by Elaine Kraf (1946–2013) as part of its Torchbearers series, which spotlights women writers throughout ...