The vast overhead space, a thrill to library visitors, works against readers -- most of us instinctively crave small, private spaces when curling up with a book. And "curling up" here is no fun.

We are looking for examples of innovative library architecture that address patrons’ needs in unique, interesting, and effective ways. We are also interested in submissions from libraries that are ...

5. Internationally known Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta was selected to design the new library building at 600 Soledad Street. It was the former location of a Sears Department Store.

Matt Oudens, of Oudens Ello Architecture, recently worked on the Scituate Town Library renovation project, as well as Eastham's library, which won the company the 2018 AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

The library was dedicated June 12, 1890 and cost $125,000 to build. It was a gift of Benjamin Head Warder to the people of Springfield in memory of his parents, Jeremiah and Ann A. Warder.

Sir David Adjaye's firm has unveiled an interesting new project that is envisioned as a collection of granaries. The Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library will have significant sustainable design ...

While the library was designed collectively by Koolhaas, OMA, and the Seattle architecture firm LMN, Prince-Ramus was the hands-on partner who honchoed the effort. Subscribe to the Daily newsletter.

In the early years of the 20th century, the Gilded Age financier J.P. Morgan built an opulent library next to his home in Midtown Manhattan to house his collection of rare books and manuscripts.

9. Before Widener Library was built in 1913, another library called Gore Hall stood in its place. Despite Gore Hall’s demolition, it is still featured on the city seal of Cambridge. 10.

The Obama Foundation named Tod Williams and Billie Tsien as the architects of the presidential museum and library. Scott Simon talks to Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin.

At the heart of the Trinity College grounds, Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious university, lies the country’s oldest library, a precious testimony to history and knowledge. Listed as one of the ...