Libraries hold a romanticised role in society, valued as rich sources of information and loved as avenues for entertainment and escapism. As Vincent Phan, the Melbourne-based founder and chief ...

Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes in praise of the world’s great storehouses of knowledge – from the vaulted frescoes of Spain’s Escorial to the timber enigma of China’s National Library.

Libraries around the world offer more than just a collection of books; they are architectural wonders, cultural treasures, and havens for knowledge seekers. From historic masterpieces to modern ...

Since 1995, World Book Day, an annual event by Unesco, has been recognised and celebrated to promote reading, publishing and copyright. The date of April 23 was chosen to celebrate this day as it also ...

Libraries are almost as ancient as the written word. The oldest-known library, the Library of Ashurbanipal, dates back to the 7th-century BCE. Belonging to an Assyrian king and housed in two buildings ...

Beautiful libraries are all around the world, from Portugal to Japan. To honour World Book Day on 23 April, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) took to ...

The Picton Reading Room in Liverpool Central Library has to be one of my favourite places in the city. This stunning part of the library reopened over a decade ago following a £50m restoration project ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From classical constructs to ultra-modern edifices, here are fifty reasons to apply for a library card stat.