Libraries have been around for nearly 5,000 years, and sometimes it seems like they haven’t changed much since, at least in the public imagination. You know: hushed, slightly musty spaces smelling of ...

Future Library’s books will be printed from trees that are still growing, and no one alive will read them. It’s a metaphor for the climate crisis. On a sweater-weather Saturday in June, a crowd of ...

Big Tech monopolies like Amazon and its Kindle e-reader shamelessly collect and store data on readers. They do this in order to exploit readers’ interests and habits for advertising and to gain an ...

The original version of this article included several quotes or statements that were not clearly attributed to the original sources. This isn’t your childhood library. The Hunt Library at North ...

It takes a certain measure of both hubris and selflessness to create an artwork that won’t be completed until long after your death. Scottish artist Katie Paterson’s “Future Library” begins this year ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - This week marks the “right to read”. It’s part of “National Library Week”. Sioux City area libraries want to assure readers they’ll continue providing books that may be “banned” by ...

Step into China’s most extraordinary libraries that look like they belong in a steampunk fantasy. With mind-blowing architecture, immersive interiors, and futuristic vibes, these libraries are unlike ...

An interesting trend has been unfolding in academic libraries. The library has been welcoming new neighbors. Specifically, programs that support student and faculty success such as math emporiums, ...