- Taiwan's impressive libraries
- The winning design for the new southern branch of the Taiwan National Library has been announced. Taiwan News looks at Taiwan's other top libraries.
- 01 Oct 2018
2018 News
Designing Libraries News Archive 2018
- Merton's first sensory library
- Children in Merton can now immerse themselves in the wonderful world of make-believe at the new sensory library in Morden.
- 19 Jul 2018
- Let's Make makerspaces in Warwickshire
- thedesignconcept has been busy creating, well, design concepts for innovative makerspaces within Nuneaton and Rugby libraries.
- 16 Jul 2018
- Keeping pace with digital
- But it is not just the technology that has changed - the way people use libraries and their spaces is changing dramatically.
- 26 Feb 2018
- Refurbished library opens in Hexham
- The newly refurbished Queen's Hall in Hexham has re-opened. The historic building now houses the town's library, customer and visitor information centre.
- 22 Jan 2018
- Early Carnegie library to be restored
- Greenwich is to go ahead with plans to transform Plumstead's Carnegie library building into a multi-functional library, leisure, cultural and sports centre.
- 23 Jan 2018
- Colliers Wood new library opens
- Merton Council has opened a brand new purpose-built library in the centre of Colliers Wood to replace the former Donald Hope Library.
- 07 Feb 2018
- One stop library for Midsomer Norton
- Bath & North East Somerset council has begun work on the modernisation of the library to create a one stop shop for services in a bright, welcoming space.
- 14 Feb 2018
- The extraordinary Stovner library
- In January of 2018 the inhabitants of Oslo's Stovner district received a new social space in the form of a new library, but it's no ordinary library!
- 15 Feb 2018
- Public Library of the Year Award
- Applications are now open for the international award, presented by IFLA and sponsored by the IT company, Systematic.
- 02 Mar 2018
- Ten public libraries in Belgium
- A fascinating tour of specialist subject libraries in Belgium, from architecture to feminism, to art - highlighting the continuing relevance of libraries.
- 05 Mar 2018
- Libraries need to evolve digitally
- While most library users are happy with the physical spaces of libraries, far fewer are satisfied with their online experience, according to a new report.
- 08 Mar 2018
- Essex opens Chelmsford families hub
- Chelmsford's new children's library and local hub for family services has officially opened following a £316,000 makeover.
- 29 Mar 2018
- Sutton Coldfield library reborn
- Refurbished Sutton Coldfield town centre library, incorporating the Little Green Bookworm play cafe, has opened today, thanks to an inspiring collaboration.
- 03 Apr 2018
- National Library of Latvia wins award
- The library won the newly established Library of the Year Award in the International Excellence Awards at the London Book Fair, 2018.
- 16 Apr 2018
- Co-creating sixth form study space
- Roundhay School Secondary Campus, Leeds, has the largest sixth form in the city with over 500 students. Demco Interiors has designed its modern study space.
- 10 May 2018
- New wave of funding for Welsh libraries
- The Transformation Capital Grant Programme supports museums, archives and libraries to transform services and ensure their future sustainability.
- 28 May 2018
- First library + art museum for Taiwan
- Internationally renowned architect Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA architects has released news of this landmark project.
- 29 May 2018
- Mind-building in Finland
- Finland's recent exhibition at the 2018 Venice Biennale was a tribute to public libraries and library architects.
- 05 Jun 2018
- Help build a library in Nepal
- An enterprising voluntary outfit in the UK is raising funds to create a library for children in remote villages in earthquake-hit Nepal.
- 14 Jun 2018
- Ireland's public libraries 2022
- Ireland launches its new strategy for libraries, abolishing fines and extending opening hours as part of its 2022 vision for a more open library system.
- 18 Jun 2018
- Notts inspires!
- Ruddington, Mansfield Woodhouse and Ravenshead libraries have been refurbished by Nottinghamshire's Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries.
- 25 Jun 2018
- New library building for Limerick
- University of Limerick has unveiled the new UL Glucksman Library, which has doubled in size and capacity, thanks to its remarkable auto-retrieval system.
- 26 Jun 2018
- International Designing Libraries Conference
- The University of Calgary will host the 7th International Designing Libraries Conference in September. Last year's conference was sold out.
- 27 Jun 2018
- York's new community hub
- The new Explore Centre in York combines library, cafe and hi-tech community hub, created on the site of the former Burnholme Community College.
- 28 Jun 2018
- Creating a circular shelving system
- A project to maximise the space within a round room, making the most of the curves yet maintaining the amount of light to create a welcoming library space.
- 17 Jul 2018
- Greener libraries worldwide
- The IFLA Green Library Award for 2018 has been won by Foshan Library in Guangdong province, China, for its commitment to sustainability principles.
- 27 Jul 2018
- How a corridor became a learning street
- Great Ouse Primary Academy, Bedfordshire, features a centrally located Learning Resource Centre and an interactive learning street extending from it.
- 30 Jul 2018
- Renovating a traditional library building
- Kevin Street Library is uniquely placed, straddling the retail heart of the city and the traditional communities of inner city Dublin.
- 02 Aug 2018
- A library under the stars
- Demco Interiors has completed the design and interior furnishing of the new build Space, Science and Study Centre at the Winston Churchill School, Woking.
- 16 Aug 2018
- Helsinki's library of the future
- Helsinki Central Library - known as Oodi - will open December 2018. Princh interviewed its Director, Anna-Maria Soininvaara.
- 20 Aug 2018
- The world's best new library
- School 7 public library in the city of Den Helder, Netherlands, wins the 2018 award for Public Library of the Year.
- 12 Sept 2018
- Plans released for the new Dublin City Library
- The architects have published the design plans for the new Dublin City Library and Cultural Quarter in Parnell Square.
- 13 Sept 2018
- Modernising library spaces
- Some recent news posts illustrate how library services are meeting budget challenges to focus on libraries' wider community function as universal spaces'.
- 17 Sept 2018
- Kalk Library Cologne
- As one of the most challenging old industrial areas of Cologne (Germany), the Kalk area wanted to reinvent itself by breathing new life into its community.
- 08 Oct 2018
- Christchurch central library opens
- Turanga, Christchurch New Zealand's new central library, has opened its doors: a landmark building and a �game changer' for the city.
- 15 Oct 2018
- Treehouse or amphitheatre?
- Two recent projects carried out by BookSpace illustrate how good library design encourages primary school pupils to read, in spaces both large and small.
- 22 Oct 2018
- The Luxembourg Learning Centre
- The Luxembourg Learning Centre is designed for everyone who wants to search and process scientific information in an outstanding and comfortable environment.
- 25 Oct 2018
- Oodi library opens in Helsinki
- Helsinki Central Library, known as Oodi, opened to the public on 5 December at 8 am, a day before Finland's 101st birthday.
- 05 Dec 2018
- Creative destruction
- Libraries as third place? Yes, that's where we're going. But to get there we first have to destroy old assumptions, argues Aat Vos, and analyse people's needs.
- 17 Dec 2018
- Student Gateway refreshed
- The project saw the refurbishment of the University of Sunderland's St Peter's Student Gateway and Library spaces.
- 20 Dec 2018