Home libraries are often cozy, but carving out the needed space is challenging when you're working with limited space. We ...

The Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County’s historic Secret Room received a wall-to-wall makeover in spring 2022, capping a project born in RIT’s interior design program. Teams of students ...

"I had always yearned for a double-height library, since books are my life," wrote author Andrew Solomon in our September 2017 story about the restoration of his crumbling New York City townhouse, a ...

Welcome to the 2024 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries throughout North America. Like the profession itself, library facilities are in a ...

These interior designers have strategies for creating personal spaces for reading, whether it is in a dedicated room or a welcoming corner in your house. By Tim McKeough If you own a lot of books, ...

Kids are one of the core audiences for many libraries. Spaces serving them are wildly diverse, both in form and in function—a pre-kindergartner has very different needs from a teenager. Following are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever dreamed of having your very own home library? Good news—you can! Make that dream a reality with DIY ...

Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we explore how to make a library look at home in a ...

Task and design concept: Four-in-One with "collection, exhibition, reading, and enjoyment." After on-site investigation, the architect put forward the idea of planning and transforming the library and ...

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are awarding six libraries with the 2018 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards for excellence in architectural design.

The renovation creates a flexible public space with 5,000 art books available for browsing.