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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When the Central Library, the jewel of the St. Louis Public Library system, underwent a $70 million renovation in 2012, one small but significant room remained unchanged, its appearance and purpose ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Maya Lin’s design for Smith College’s Neilson Library is an innovative, contemporary structure that presents a compelling vision for the modern library while respecting the existing building’s ...

East Hampton’s high school students have a new place to hang out after classes and it’s all about them, from design to decor. The $400,000 young adult room in the East Hampton Library at 159 Main St.

A design consultant working on the new Northeast Regional Library in Lafayette is expected to present her final report to a committee and the public on Thursday. The Northeast Library Committee will ...