This library has checked out. A public library in California has shut its doors following months of rampant drug use, robberies and even public sex between the bookshelves as Golden State cities are ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library is often considered a place for students to read and learn. But what some people may not know is that it is also a safe space for ...

Before the early 20 th century, public libraries typically used wooden bookcases with fixed shelves to house their volumes. In the 1910s, new public literacy initiatives like Andrew Carnegie’s library ...

Today’s libraries are a far cry from the silent hideaways of the past. They’ve become bustling hubs of their communities, preserving space for quiet reflection, while offering a wide variety of ...

When I was a child, if my family decided to get a takeaway meal as a special treat, it was probably Chinese takeout. My sister and I would insist upon it. We enjoyed savory lo mein or fried rice, but ...

The St. Tammany Parish Library is the place for research, with more than half a million titles at patrons’ fingertips, and books are still a mainstay. But today's library is more than books; it is ...

After recently completing its eye-shaped library in Tianjin Binhai, China, Dutch design firm MVRDV is facing questions over the functionality of the shelves in its main atrium. After the building went ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Three weeks after a substitute Duval County teacher went viral after posting video on Twitter showing empty bookshelves in a middle school library, Superintendent Diana Greene ...

Architecture firm Wolfgang Tschapeller has renovated a library at Cornell University and added suspended shelving, which prompted criticisms about the potential for upskirting when it opened in ...