Rows of heavy shelves fill the library's auxiliary storage area. They were installed to save space in the upper areas of the building. (Spencer Adolphson) On a campus of 35,000 people, there are bound ...

The British Library in London is set to showcase a number of Leonardo da Vinci's most important notebooks, all written in his famous “mirror-writing.” The "Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion" exhibit ...

The Gabriel García Márquez Library is no ordinary library. From the outside it looks like a huge, white stack of books and that is precisely the idea at the self-styled ‘Cathedral of books.’ Inside, ...

These last few years have been challenging ones for both the New York and Brooklyn public libraries. Anemic funding and The old Donnell Library. These last few years have been challenging ones for ...

Some of the University’s most valuable scientific works lie behind unlocked doors. Granted, the room is alarmed, said Holly Snyder, librarian and curator of American Historical Collections, as she ...

When the printing press made its debut in Europe in the 15th century, hand-written manuscripts went the way of eight track tapes and CD players—becoming unfashionable in the face of new technology. So ...

Last week the city’s only daily newspaper published a package of three opinion pieces about the new George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas and the effect it will or will not have on the city’s ...

DOVER - Dover Public Library wishes everyone a happy early Valentine’s Day! If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate, check out our Blind Date with a Book displays. We have ones for adults and ...