For those of you who missed it, architects unveiled their conceptual drawings for the new Cornelius library last week. Representatives from first revealed the three drawings during a city council ...

Helping people navigate their way through a new library is an important design consideration. The following libraries use a variety of methods, both subtle and overt, to help patrons know where they ...

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 ...

In April, APL invited library cardholders of all ages to submit original work for new APL card designs, and now it's time for ...

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 American Institute of Architects has selected six recipients to receive the 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Biennially, representatives from the AIA and the American Library Association ...

APPLETON - The architect for the city's $26.4 million library project has designed the building to bring nature in and push programming out. Now, officials want to know what the public thinks about it ...

Around the turn of the 20 th century—a golden age for libraries in America—the Snead Bookshelf Company of Louisville, Ky., developed a new system for large-stack library shelving. Snead’s multifloor ...

The architectural team that challenged Missoula Public Library’s Board of Trustees to think outside the box was awarded the design contract for a proposed new library Wednesday night. A&E Architects, ...

The Hudson Public Library building is experiencing structural problems. Officials say an addition constructed in 1966 is separating from the original structure, causing leaks and stress on the pipes ...

On the outside, the building appears to be crouching. Inside, it leaps to serve you on platforms floating in cocoons of colored light. Crouching tiger, leaping building: If Rem Koolhaas' new library ...