- 2020 LIBER-LAG seminar programme
- The Library Architecture Group of LIBER has announced the programme for its 2020 seminar at the Luxembourg Learning Centre.
- 04 Dec 2019
2019 News
Designing Libraries News Archive 2019
- SCONUL Design Awards winners
- The University of Birmingham Library is the winner of the medium to large library category, while the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Library has won the small library category.
- 03 Dec 2019
- Oslo's new main library
- Deichman Bjorvika is Oslo's new main library. The opening date of March 28, 2020 has just been announced. Here are the main facts about the new library.
- 02 Dec 2019
- New Sydney library opens
- The Exchange at Darling Square, designed by BVN, is now open. The new library and community hub had its official launch on Saturday 9 November.
- 29 Nov 2019
- Recognition for library modernisation
- The library management team for the Harlow Healthcare Library has won a coveted award for their contribution to modernising the staff library services on the hospital site.
- 27 Nov 2019
- Sensory project transforms children's libraries
- Visit one of Merton's award-winning libraries and you could find yourself in under the sea or at the South Pole being chased by racing penguins.
- 26 Nov 2019
- Snohetta's vision for new library
- Snohetta has revealed the designs for the new Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, a five-storey building that will offer a wide range of facilities.
- 25 Nov 2019
- Holyhead Market Hall renovation
- Following a major renovation the Grade II listed Holyhead Market Hall is now a vibrant, sustainable library and a local history centre for Anglesey.
- 25 Oct 2019
- Luxembourg National Library opens
- After more than ten years of planning, five years of construction and four months of moving more than 40km of documents, the new library opened on 1 October.
- 07 Oct 2019
- Demco designs new Hub for modern learning
- Basingstoke College of Technology gets an upgrade of a dated learning resource centre to give students a modern library design complete with digital resources.
- 01 Oct 2019
- New library and study centre for St John's
- This beautiful addition to the fabric of St John's will double the current number of seats available and double the shelving space for the collections.
- 30 Sept 2019
- Moving St Paul's Cathedral Library
- Restore Harrow Green has been given the task of relocating 500 linear metres of books from Cathedral Library to the company's heritage storage facility.
- 24 Sept 2019
- New Charles Library at Temple University
- The new Charles Library at Temple University, Philadelphia, has opened its doors for the start of the Fall 2019 semester.
- 23 Sept 2019
- SCONUL Library Design Award and Showcase
- Registration for the SCONUL Library Design Awards and Showcase has opened.
- 18 Sept 2019
- A new cultural residence
- Kulturhus Haaksbergen, The Netherlands, has officially opened its doors with a lively combination of a theatre, library, exhibition space and a reading cafe.
- 16 Sept 2019
- The habitable library
- A library and community centre in the Ivory Coast is designed with habitable meeting spaces inside and out.
- 13 Sept 2019
- Sustainable furnishings in Stockholm's Old Library
- Stockholm's National Museum reopened its doors in November 2018 following a five-year restoration by architecture firm Wingårdhs
- 13 Aug 2019
- Award-winning Canadian library buildings
- The Ontario Library Association (OLA) has announced four recipients of the 2019 Ontario Library Association New Library Building Award.
- 09 Aug 2019
- Edmonton in zinc
- The new zinc-clad design by Teeple Architects for Edmonton's new library (Canada) has generated criticism on social media. But at least people are talking.
- 22 Jul 2019
- The Library @ the Lightbox
- The Library @ the Lightbox, the new central library for Barnsley, opened July 13 with a full programme of events and celebrations.
- 15 Jul 2019
- Design for learning
- World Architecture News profiles entries for the World Interiors Awards Learning category, which reflect the importance of design for these multi-use spaces.
- 08 Jul 2019
- New mobile shelving for Taunton
- Taunton Library is the main library for Somerset and is part of Libraries West, the leading public library consortium in the UK.
- 11 Jun 2019
- Hubland Library
- The newly opened Hubland Library in Wurzburg -is a bespoke community hub designed to meet the needs of local citizens.
- 06 Jun 2019
- No books, lots of ideas
- Canada's first bookless library dedicated to Makerspaces, the Idea Exchange Old Post Office offers free access to spaces for learning and creativity.
- 05 Jun 2019
- Calgary's new Central Library - form over function?
- In an opinion column for CBC News, Richard White wonders if site restrictions at the futuristic new library have led to a building that is, frankly, boring.
- 28 May 2019
- Cape Town's flexible library
- A new public library in Cape Town has been designed so that additional storeys can be added and its interior transformed to accommodate a variety of needs.
- 29 Apr 2019
- Grünerløkka Library
- In Grünerløkka, Oslo's trendiest district, lies Norway's oldest library building. A recent renovation has turned this building into a neighbourhood hotspot
- 09 Apr 2019
- SCONUL Library Design Awards shortlist
- SCONUL has announced the shortlist of seven library projects for the 2019 Design Awards.
- 08 Apr 2019
- ALIA Design Award winners
- The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced the winners of the 2019 ALIA Australian Library Design Awards.
- 18 Mar 2019
- Espoo wins Library of the Year Award
- Espoo City Library, Finland, has won the Library of the Year Award in the second year of the International Excellence Awards at the London Book Fair.
- 13 Mar 2019
- Major library redesign for Curtin University, Perth
- A $60m refurbishment of the library has been commissioned, reducing the onsite book stock to create more informal and collaborative learning spaces.
- 07 Mar 2019
- Edwinstowe Library
- In January 2019, Edwinstowe Library re-opened its doors, following an extensive refurbishment, under the new name of Edwinstowe Library and Learning Centre.
- 21 Feb 2019
- UCL unveils new Student Centre
- A new Student Centre dedicated to enhancing the student experience has been unveiled by UCL in the heart of its Bloomsbury campus.
- 18 Feb 2019
- Library and cinema for West Norwood
- West Norwood Library opened to the public at the end of January 2019 to the delight of Lambeth Council and local residents.
- 12 Feb 2019
- A fresh Eye for Suffolk
- The new Eye Library in Suffolk opened January, a modern and purpose-built facility replacing the 'temporary' library building.
- 29 Jan 2019
- West Sussex to invest in community hubs
- A new project that puts public buildings at the heart of the community has been announced by West Sussex County Council.
- 24 Jan 2019
- Norwegian library wins award
- The Norwegian Library Association nominated three libraries for the Public Library of the Year Award 2018. Stormen library was the winner.
- 17 Jan 2019
- Southwark opens new Grove Vale Library
- The new Grove Vale Library is almost twice as big as its former site, good news for the oversubscribed children's story-times and rhyme-time sessions.
- 14 Jan 2019
- The library as a public space
- An underground library in Sydney's Green Square public plaza has opened, described as a 'space-making not space-taking' design project.
- 03 Jan 2019