Since Andrew Carnegie reimagined public libraries and helped develop nearly 1,700 of them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, how people use and interact in the spaces has changed immensely.

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 ...

To design what they hope will become the world’s largest online collection of children’s books, researchers at the University of Maryland at College Park sought help from the Web site’s probable ...

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 ...

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, ...