The Library: A Fragile History is ambitious in its scope and detail-oriented in its execution. The book traces the entire history of libraries, inclusive of private, state, public and academic ...

When Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) began donating money for the construction of libraries he probably could not have predicted the impact he would have ...

You've driven by it about a million times, and hopefully you've checked out your share of books, too. But have you ever stopped to appreciate the beauty of your local library? In New Jersey, many ...

Most of us think about Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat or Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington when we think about the civil rights movement. Lesser known is the issue of library ...

It would be hard to imagine growing up without a public library. No matter if you are in a large city or a small town, the public library has always been a place to discover new worlds. Within the ...

When I was in college I took a course on Roman architecture and learned that temples were built throughout the Roman Empire to celebrate the emperors as gods. Sometimes these emperor-gods would have ...

Embark on a compelling exploration of the transformative impact of wood and mass timber—including cross laminated timber (CLT) and glulam elements—in the design and construction of libraries and other ...

Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagel Library and Environmental Learning Center is located in Wyandotte County Lake Park. While the Kansas City region is home to robust public library systems, it also boasts ...