The library appears to be well-maintained with neatly stacked books. Libraries are special in some ways. Perhaps it's the intoxicating smell of rows and rows of books, the promise of discovering new ...

A sign on an entrance to the Broadview branch of Seattle Public Library after a cybersecurity incident in May. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) In its latest update about the ransomware attack that ...

Famed naturalist Charles Darwin amassed an impressive personal library over the course of his life, much of which was preserved and cataloged upon his death in 1882. But many other items were lost, ...

For one thing, according to a reporter who became intimately familiar with Morrison’s library, not a single page in any of her thousands of books featured a folded corner: the author was not inclined ...

From the money he saved and a loan from his father, John D Rockefeller opened his first business in 1859. Mr Rockefeller joined the oil business in 1870 and focussed on refining the crude oil. At its ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - For many readers, opening the pages of a book takes them on a journey where the imagination knows no bounds. For one Oakland librarian, she’s brought the gift of what lies in between ...

The historian shows off the most precious volumes in his collection — including a library book that has been overdue for at least 50 years. NEW YORK — The totality of Robert Caro’s literary collection ...

Text description provided by the architects. Located in the west wing of the “Jose Vasconcelos” Library in Mexico, the personal library of Carlos Monsivais will be a space where the personal ...