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Libraries around the world I'd sell my soul to visit
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Annie | Bare Pages
For the girl who romanticizes her morning coffee, packs too many books on every trip, and secretly dreams of living in Belle’s library.
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Feels like stepping straight into Hogwarts
Trinity College Library
all white and gold with dreamy ceilings
Stift Admont - Bibliothek und Museum
has a secret army of book-protecting bats (yes, really)
Biblioteca Joanina
The most dramatic, colorful, fairytale library you’ll ever see
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
totally “study abroad in style” vibes
Sainte Geneviève Library - Sorbonne Nouvelle University
ceiling art that’ll make you gasp
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de El Escorial.
feels like reading inside an Apple Store for angels
City Library at the Mailänder Platz
like a fantasy novel come to life
Strahov Library
Iconic and scholarly
The British Library
like a royal palace made for book lovers
Library of Congress
murals that make you feel like you’re in a museum
Boston Public Library - Central Library
total Carrie Bradshaw-core
New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Modern glass dream for rainy-day reading sessions
Seattle Public Library - Central Library
“Cathedral of books” energy
George Peabody Library
Where art deco meets palm tree glamour
Los Angeles Central Library
Glassy curves and mountain views
Salt Lake City Public Library
Huge, dramatic, and topped with giant owls
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library
feels like walking through a sci-fi dream
Biblioteca Vasconcelos
ceiling art that rivals the Sistine Chapel
Vatican Apostolic Library
One of the oldest libraries in the world
Abbey Library of Saint Gall
I'd happily move in
The National Library of Finland
