Libraries have been a core part of human existence with its origin dating back to

Without any doubt, reading is vital for educating and developing a personality. It is one

These are the top 12 cities which recorded the most number of books loaned in

A cab driver once told me that, at the age of eight, he walked 10

“The evidence is clear: education changes lives, in ways that are often not fully understood.”

The term “kingmaker” is used to describe a person of power and influence who plays

The National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee on how the story of Joseph, and

In 1989, Japan’s Shinkansen Bullet Train had a problem. It was really fast, pushing 170

The arts play a role in the lives of 98% of the Australian population, according

Every good bibliophile lives in a hamster wheel of literary pressure: There have always been,

Before the printing press made books cheap and easily available, books in the Middle Ages

Feed your inner bookworm with these magnificent bookshops. Atlantis Books, Santorini, Greece A decade ago,

A Montreal-based architecture firm has Snoopy make the case for turning New York’s MetLife Building

For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a

In Seattle, a new private library — the first of its kind in a century

“Professors can be some of the most influential figures you will ever meet.” While many

For decades, Robert Herman shot street photography mainly in New York and primarily on Kodachrome

Driven from the city by rising rents and online competition, a little over 100 independent

South African librarians were shocked in 2013 when one of the top researchers at the

In some ways, is a rejection of wonk — a way to show and not tell.

“True, knowledge is power. But we forget, knowledge is also beautiful in the abstract and

Libraries have long been community gathering spaces where all members of society can gather around

From majestic medieval towers and chandelier-lined 17th-century reading rooms, to medical collections that will make

With apologies to real estate agents, we’d like to say that the three most important

Today’s designers seem to love using new ideas coming from science. They embrace them as