Inside the ‘crowning’ golden rotunda is The Shakespeare Memorial Room’s collection of 43,000 books. The room was dismantled when the 1882 Victorian Library was replaced in 1974 by John Madin’s ...

A new-look Darlington Library is ready to open its doors for the first time following a multi-million pound transformation. The historic Grade II listed building on Crown Street will reopen on ...

As I walk into Upper Norwood library, I’m struck by how un-library-like it is. Rather than a quiet, unassuming space, the room is teeming with life, from the parent-and-toddler group who are sitting ...

With more than 50,000 books, high ceilings, intricate architecture and garden space, staff at Nottingham's oldest independent library with a "different sort of feel" have spoken about their aims. They ...

It is not often I agree with Prince Charles' arch-conservative views on architecture, but he may have been onto something when he said the Birmingham Central Library looks like "a place where books ...