ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A long-standing community resource is evolving in ways you might not realize, now offering everything from e-books to streaming movies for free. In honor of National Library ...

Now that a digital copy of the Library of Congress’s entire book collection could fit in a single shoebox, the future of the contemporary library is up for grabs. The New York Public Library’s ...

What comes to mind when you hear the words "public library"? Is it a low-ceilinged stuffy room with rows of bookshelves and a cluttered noticeboard filled with posters for events already past? A ...

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light at the Museum of Modern Art (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) While the New York Public Library is reconsidering their architecture through a ...

In today’s increasingly digital world, collecting and enjoying books may seem outdated. Nonetheless, many still remain attached to paper books as they allow for a “comprehensive” experience. “I love ...

It’s hard to pinpoint what I saw first as we approached the new Calgary Central Library in Alberta, Canada. Was it the building’s light fracturing hexagonal facade? The Light Rail Transit line ...

Though it may be hard for some of us to imagine, there really was a time -- long before wonders of the modern age such as radio and television came along -- when many American homes were filled with ...

The Modern Library will launch a new trade paperback series, Modern Library Torchbearers, this May. The series, the publisher said, will "honor a more inclusive vision of classic books" by ...

A new non-profit initiative aims to showcase seminal New York gallery exhibitions in a free and openly accessible digital database. Called the New York Gallery History Project, the initiative is a ...