Public libraries in America have transformed over the years beyond being quiet buildings full of books. They have evolved into dynamic...

Here are the books that readers say totally captivated them to the point they lost all awareness of their own real time and place.

Don’t get us wrong. We love Powell’s, The Strand, Rizzoli, Shakespeare & Company, and all the other great bookstores of the world. And...

In a hilly neighborhood in northern Manhattan, there’s a beloved seating area at the top of a steep public staircase connecting the...

Long gone are the days of the local public library as a quiet repository of books and newspapers – dormant except for the occasional...

Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...

Traverse City, MI Small town ideas sometimes turn into stunning worldwide movements. Long before the popular tiny house trend, were the...

One of the simplest joys of life is curling up with a good book. To be transported – or even lost – inside a gripping mystery or horror...

The stunning new public library building in Aarhus, Denmark, seems to float above the shining sea of the city’s revitalized waterfront....

One thing we’ve learned to appreciate over the past year is the nurturing need to nest. Not just the act of staying safe and healthy at...

Local libraries and nonprofits have been in the business of lending free things to the public forever – not just books, but also...