Alexandria overshadowed Pergamon, yet the Anatolian library rivaled Egypt in scrolls, scholarship, and parchment, shaping the modern world.

At 40-feet wide and 2,000 pounds, the ceiling clock at the Lexington Central Public Library is the biggest in the world. A brass Foucault pendulum hangs down 70 feet from the center of the clock. Who ...

David Blumberg’s dream library stands tall in Jerusalem, but his life ended in tragedy, overshadowed by scandal and political strife.