The $22.5 million Mesa Gateway Library features an open-concept organization meant to resemble a public market under a large shading structure.

Maya Lin’s design for Smith College’s Neilson Library is an innovative, contemporary structure that presents a compelling vision for the modern library while respecting the existing building’s ...

The following libraries are winners of the 2016 Library Interior Design Awards, sponsored by ALA and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). The biennial competition honors international ...

A rendering of what the interior of the Goleta Valley Library could look like shows a reimagined Jake Boysel reading nook, which city staff say they tried to make "feel cozy." Credit: Contributed ...

Goleta Valley Library is looking for comments from the community on the interior design plans for its main location, 500 N. Fairview Ave. Library patrons are encouraged to complete a brief, ...

Richard Schlesinger peruses the volumes of a custom-designed library: If you judge your books' covers to be just a bit blah, then Thatcher Wine can change everything. He is to a library what a tailor ...

These interior designers have strategies for creating personal spaces for reading, whether it is in a dedicated room or a welcoming corner in your house. By Tim McKeough If you own a lot of books, ...

Welcome to the 2021 Library Design Showcase, American Libraries’ annual celebration of new and renovated libraries that address user needs in unique, interesting, and effective ways. That this year’s ...