libraries, books, and everything in between

Tianjin Binhai New Area Library - Tianjin, China.

‘Temples of Books’ Is an Ode to the Grandeur and Democratic Ideals of Public Libraries

Knowledge is power and the library is our armoury

Mirrored Ceilings and Criss-Crossed Stairwells Give a Chinese Bookstore the Feeling of an M.C. Escher Woodcut

Bookstore

Look Inside the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries in a New 560-Page Photo Book by Massimo Listri

A library inside an abandoned 19th century victorian mansion.

Strahovská Knihovna, Prague, Czech Republic

The Most Majestic Libraries In The World

Doug Sr. Home Library 

—Eve L. Ewing on the Seminary Coop, Hyde Park, Chicago

5. Mafra Library Mafra Portugal

A Look Inside Europe’s Most Enchanting Libraries by Photographer Thibaud Poirier

The abbey’s library of Maria Laach