1. Qarawiyyin Library (Morocco)
One of the worlds oldest libraries, it was founded by a woman in the ninth century and hosts some of the rarest texts known to us. It was also restored by a woman which makes it doubly as cool.
2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)
I think as bookworms, we can all agree we would lose our shit if the remains of the Ancient Library of Alexandria were found but in the mean time, this awesome library that they build to commemorate it is noteworthy. It was also a $220 million project so…
3. Library of Congress (United States)
I know its kind of cliche to have this library on this list but I truly think that the Library of Congress is a bucket-list item and absolutely stunning.
4. Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart Public Library (Germany)
This is a public library and I literally cannot believe something so beautiful exists thats basically a regular library. I WOULD DIE OF HAPPINESS if I got to curl up on a couch and just read a fun book.
5. The Library of Trinity College: The Long Room (Ireland)
I have a friend who goes to Trinity College and she posted a pic of this library when she visited and ever since then, I’ve been green with envy and aching to visit this library.
6. José Vasconcelos Library (Mexico)
Umm this library is absolutely stunning and the pictures I’ve seen show a whale skeleton hanging around? It takes up about 38,000 square feet of space and looks amazing. It was also quite a pricey project and named to honor an important Mexican political figure who was also a huge promoter of reading and books!
Any of these libraries on your bucket list? Any others?? Let me know!
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Joy Lennick
Doubt I’ll see the beautiful libraries, but I have the memories of so many wonderful books in the labyrinth of my mind, it doesn’t bother me. (I could be lured somewhere dark and mysterious by chocolate brownies though…) Yum. Cheers! x
Ethan
I visited the Stockholm library last year. It is a large, circular building with several stories of books. I was particularly impressed that they had books in a variety of languages and a large section of crime fiction.
Stephanie Jane
Wow, these libraries are amazing! I’ve visited some gorgeous bookshops – Lello in Lisbon, Portugal springs to mind – but nothing on this kind of scale!
Valerie
There’s one pretty cool place in China if I remember it correctly. I THINK IT JUST OPENED???
Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight
Will you please take me to all these places? Great, thanks, I’ll pack my bags. Seriously, they all look amazing in their own ways!
Chichi
Great recommendations, i am going to morocco soon will add to my list!
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Lucia @Reading Is My Breathing
I love the pics of libraries in Dublin and Stuttgart! I must put visiting them on my to-do list for sure 🙂
Carole Rae
So beautiful…all of them truly.
Kitty Wilson
Oh wow! May have to re-jig my bucket list!
Joseph
Beautiful for sure. I’ve only visited one – The Library of Congress, read one entire book for my blog while there. I even got a Library of Congress library card. https://100greatestnovelsofalltimequest.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-day-at-library-of-congress.html