Some libraries aren't just places to borrow books — they're destinations with deep history and architecture that tell stories beyond the pages. The 1000 Libraries Awards 2025 highlights some of the ...

A library is a place where you have collections of books and other materials made accessible to people. These materials could be in both soft and hard copies. A library could be a physical location, ...

Ever since the invention of writing, institutions specialising in the collection and preservation of knowledge have been established in literate societies. Record rooms held vast collections of ...

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 ...

Graham is a historian and professor at Stony Brook University. Her latest book is BOOK AND DAGGER: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II 2024 has seen many devastating ...