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 ...

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 ...

I will travel the world for a library. And it's not because I'm entrenched in any scholarly research-I'm not an academic. I'm a nerd. I love books, I love architecture, I love a good backstory, and ...

The world’s oldest known library, the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, in what is today Iraq, was created in the seventh century B.C.E. to store clay tablets used for recordkeeping. Its librarians ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...