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 ...

Transform your library into a vibrant modern space! Discover smart zoning, adaptive layout, and third-place concepts for an ...

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 ...

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 ...

At this library, it’s the patrons that get browsed. The sleek new library at Cornell University has a design flaw that allows people to see up the skirts of anyone browsing for books, students and ...

This article was published 06/05/2019 (2661 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 ...

Close your eyes and conjure up an image of a library. Rows upon rows of dusty books. Presenting your order card to a matronly-looking librarian in a cardigan behind a counter and an assistant ready to ...