In a new book, author Léa Teuscher takes us on global library tour, from architect-designed temples of culture to local grassroots initiatives ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

The world’s oldest known library, the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, in what is today Iraq, was created in the seventh century B.C.E. to store clay tablets used for recordkeeping. Its librarians ...

One of the most anticipated openings of 2024 is a public library. The Beijing Library, co-designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta and China’s ECADI, has the world’s largest library reading space, ...

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At 40-feet wide and 2,000 pounds, the ceiling clock at the Lexington Central Public Library is the biggest in the world. A brass Foucault pendulum hangs down 70 feet from the center of the clock. Who ...