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 ...

It’s hard to pinpoint what I saw first as we approached the new Calgary Central Library in Alberta, Canada. Was it the building’s light fracturing hexagonal facade? The Light Rail Transit line ...

This is the latest for our series The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. I won’t bury the lede: Quebec City’s Morrin Centre might be the only library you’ll ever visit that also has a dungeon. Okay, ...

A new exhibition at the British Library in London celebrates the ability of a gorgeous graphic to tell the story of data, revealing an important truth about our world. Beautiful Science: Picturing ...

For the last couple years, Jill Harness has been rounding up the world's most beautiful libraries by continent. Here they are all in one place, in no particular order. Aside from being absolutely ...