MAR MATTI MONASTERY, Iraq – As Islamic State group militants advanced toward this monastery perched on a mountain in northern Iraq, the monks rushed to protect a cherished piece of their heritage: ...

Thanks to a low-interest loan from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the new Temple University Library will have an eco-friendly place for browsers through its one floor of open book stacks to relax ...

Temple University's forthcoming library, which the university sees as the future "stunning centerpiece of Main Campus," will be named after a university trustee who donated $10 million toward the new ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Just when we were settling into a quiet start of summer, Snøhetta decides to drop another stunning set of renderings on us. The architecture firm, which collaborated with Stantec, just shared seven(!) ...

That’s what Cecil Baker, the bard of Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review Committee, had to say about the design of Temple University’s new library. “Where have you been?” he asked Margaret Carney, the ...

The firm pegged with designing Temple University’s upcoming library has released new renderings of the building, set to anchor the center of the school's main campus landscape. The design, which has ...

Temple Public Library ranks among the top libraries in Texas after earning a prestigious statewide excellence award for 2025.