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 ...

1. An “Organized” Effort to Ban Books in Schools and Libraries New headlines virtually every day tell the story: the nation is in the midst of an alarming, unprecedented spike in attempts to ban books ...

Five libraries earned this year’s American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects. The winning projects include programs that offered online ...

Throughout 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic, the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library continued offering service to the community, both in person and through virtual services. The Library ...

A library that patrons refer to as “tiny but mighty” is being recognized with the highest national honor given to libraries. For its “significant and exceptional contributions” to the community, the ...

The Obama Presidential Center and its accompanying library will finally have a groundbreaking ceremony in Chicago in late September 2021. The events will be divided into two days, concluding with an ...

Before-and-after photos show the dramatic $200 million renovation of the New York Public Library’s biggest branch — complete with 400,000 books, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and an entire level for kids ...