Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we explore how to make a library look at home in a ...

Architects build for practical purposes. Ideally, they build in a specific setting for the people in that setting. Successful design comes from understanding the objectives of the building’s owners, ...

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, ...

Plans to renovate the New York Public Library, unveiled today, are noteworthy for a few things. Most important, the concept by Foster + Partners opens up existing library space never visited by the ...

In April 1986, fire raged through the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, damaging or destroying more than a million books. Journalist and author Susan Orlean resurrects this nearly forgotten ...

NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. A SPECIAL MAKE-A-WISH REVEAL FOR A CENTRAL IOWA SIX-YEAR-OLD IS BENEFITING HER ENTIRE SCHOOL. ADELINE ORY HAS CANCER, AND ONE OF HER FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IS READ AND TO GO ...

It's an unfortunate dilemma: Your best reads are the ones you most want to lend to friends and family, but whether you'll see your books once they leave your shelf is another story. Luckily, there's ...