The controversial demolition of Birmingham's Central Library begins on Monday. But while the city council considers the building to have served its time, those who fought to save the library had ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The city's flagship £188 million Library of Birmingham is opening on Sunday (August 7) to take advantage of the thousands of people passing through Centenary Square every day. The giant showpiece is ...

Alva said it was the first time any English attraction outside London had made it into the list. In getting there, the library pipped to the post other prestigious contenders such as London's British ...

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 ...

A record 100,000 people visited the £188 million Library of Birmingham during the Commonwealth Games period from July 28 to August 8. But that total also equates to the plummeting number of books ...

Popular genres for Alabama public libraries this year included romance, historical fiction, thrillers, fantasy and science ...

Birmingham’s new mega-library might be the last of its kind. But that won’t stop it from becoming a great public building, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Christian Richters There is a modestly ...

Today marks the last day of work for 158 Birmingham Public Library employees who have been put on furlough, and it also marks the last day to find homes for the animals who lived at the library ...

Miles College student Shelly Millender, standing in suit, is shown during an effort to desegregate the public library in Birmingham, Ala., on April 10, 1963. Millender, a Black Army veteran who helped ...

Birmingham City Council's leader John Cotton was in the hot seat for an hour long grilling by our readers - these are some of ...