Every new house comes with surprises, traditions tweaked, leaps of faith. In the case of a new suburban residence outside of Chicago, the first twist was the owners’ decision to build it at all.

There’s plenty of room to store your summer reading collection in this custom Preston Hollow home with a two-story library. Avid readers will enviously eyeball the wood-paneled library with its ...

Story City's library expansion has hit a snag after construction bids came in higher than expected. The two-story Bertha Bartlett Public Library project is about $200,000 short of its fundraising goal ...

Connecting the kitchen to the two-story library is an area of the home that includes an open room with columns that could be a dining area, and an office room with built-ins and a door for privacy.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The two century old Readfield Community Library has undergone many ...

Rochester — Imagine a home customized to the owners' needs and desires: Readers have a two-story library with a winding staircase, a couple who cooks has a double island kitchen and a golfer has ...