Called athenaeums, a Greek word meaning "temple of Athena," the concept predates the traditional public library.

IN 1938, Lisavet Levy becomes trapped in the Time Space – a library that stores everyone’s memories in books. There she meets timekeepers who decide whose memories survive and whose are destroyed.

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The Mayfair, London mansion that once hosted a young Princess Victoria recently listed for $1.7 million a year.

Staff tell Athena Stavrou they’ve faced abuse because of ongoing issues at the Library, where dozens of services remain unavailable ...

From her powerhouse vocals to her activist spirit, there’s one word that sums up Dua Lipa: strength. Strength of body, ...

Fury as London council plans to open libraries just three days a week in 'salami slicing' budget cuts - Hackney Council ...

The nightmares kick in from the moment the album opens with its title track. A Muse-like stomp, it finds Florence running ...

Mapmakers of the 19th century sought to render both the natural and political worlds with clarity and beauty.

Ready to welcome Chelsea schoolchildren to the 20th edition of “Chelsea Reads” this Saturday, Nov. 1 are, from left, Local ...

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released the Pulse of the Library 2025 report. The report examines how libraries globally are adapting to ...

When the Programme of Cultural Cooperation (PoCC) was signed between India and the UK in May 2025, it acknowledged that ...