150 Libraries You Need to Visit Before You Die

Léa Teuscher is a London-based journalist specialising in travel and food writing. She is also senior sub-editor at art, architecture and design magazine Wallpaper*. A true bookworm since childhood, she still can’t believe she’s being paid to read magazines, and to write books – including this new publication about 150 of the best libraries around the world.

• EUROPEAALST01 UTOPIA P.12AARHUS02 DOKK1 P.15ADMONT03 ADMONT MONASTERY LIBRARY P.16ANTWERP04 HENDRIK CONSCIENCE P.17LIBRARYBARCELONA05 GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ P.18LIBRARYBERLIN06 JACOB AND P.20WILHELM GRIMM CENTRE07 PHILOLOGICAL LIBRARY P.2108 BERLIN STATE LIBRARY P.22BIRMINGHAM09 LIBRARY OF BIRMINGHAM P.24BUDAPEST10 METROPOLITAN P.25ERVIN SZABÓ LIBRARYCAMBRIDGE11 WREN LIBRARY P.26COIMBRA12 JOANINA LIBRARY P.28COPENHAGEN13 THE BLACK DIAMOND P.29DUBLIN14 TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY P.31HELSINKI15 OODI P.3316 RIKHARDINKATU LIBRARY P.36ISLE OF ARRAN17 LIBRARY IN THE WOODS P.37LE HAVRE18 OSCAR NIEMEYER LIBRARY P.38LEUVEN19 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY P.41OF LEUVENLJUBLJANA20 NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY P.42LIBRARY OF SLOVENIALONDON21 BRITISH LIBRARY P.4322 BRITISH MUSEUM P.46READING ROOMMADRID23 ROYAL LIBRARY P.47OF EL ESCORIALMAFRA24 MAFRA PALACE LIBRARY P.48MANCHESTER25 CHETHAM’S LIBRARY P.4926 THE JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY P.50MARIA LAACH27 JESUIT LIBRARY P.51AT MARIA LAACH ABBEYMOSCOW28 RUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY P.52OSLO29 DEICHMAN BJØRVIKA P.53OXFORD30 BODLEIAN LIBRARY P.54PARIS31 BNF FRANÇOIS-MITTERRAND P.5532 BNF RICHELIEU P.5633 SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE LIBRARY P.58PORTO-VECCHIO34 L’ANIMU P.5935 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF P.62THE CZECH REPUBLICPRISTINA36 NATIONAL LIBRARY P.64OF KOSOVOSIENA37 PICCOLOMINI LIBRARY P.65SPIJKENISSE38 SPIJKENISSE PUBLIC LIBRARY P.66ST. GALLEN39 ST. GALLEN’S ABBEY LIBRARY P.67STOCKHOLM40 CITY OF STOCKHOLM LIBRARY P.70STUTTGART41 STUTTGART CITY LIBRARY P.72THE HAGUE42 HANDELINGENKAMER P.75TILBURG43 LOCHAL P.76ULM44 WIBLINGEN ABBEY LIBRARY P.77UTRECHT45 UTRECHT NEUDE LIBRARY P.81VENICE46 MARCIANA LIBRARY P.82VERONA47 CAPITOLARE LIBRARY P.83VIENNA48 AUSTRIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY P.85VUGHT49 DEPETRUS P.86ZURICH50 UB LAW P.88ASIAAKITA51 NAKAJIMA LIBRARY P.89BALOCHISTAN52 CAMEL LIBRARY P.90BANGKOK53 CHULALONGKORN P.91UNIVERSITY LIBRARYBEIJING54 BEIJING LIBRARY P.9455 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHINA P.96HAIKOU56 CLOUD CAVE LIBRARY P.97HANOI57 VAC LIBRARY P.100HUE58 THAI BINH LAU ROYAL LIBRARY P.101ISTANBUL59 SALT GALATA P.102JAFFNA60 JAFFNA PUBLIC LIBRARY P.103JAKARTA61 OMAH LIBRARY P.104KANAZAWA62 UMIMIRAI LIBRARY P.107LEH63 THIKSEY GOMPA LIBRARY P.108MATSUBARA64 MATSUBARA CIVIC LIBRARY P.110MUMBAI65 DAVID SASSOON LIBRARY P.111NINGBO66 TIANYI LIBRARY P.112OSAKA67 CHILDREN’S BOOK FOREST P.113QINHUANGDAO68 SEASHORE LIBRARY P.115RAMPUR69 RAZA LIBRARY P.116SELÇUK70 LIBRARY OF CELSUS P.117SEOUL71 SEOUL CHEONGUN P.120LITERATURE LIBRARY72 STARFIELD LIBRARY P.122SHANGHAI73 SHANGHAI LIBRARY EAST P.123SHUANGYUE BAY74 WATER DROP LIBRARY P.126TAINAN75 TAINAN PUBLIC LIBRARY P.127TAIPEI76 NOT JUST LIBRARY P.130TIANJIN77 TIANJIN BINHAI LIBRARY P.131TOKYO78 TAMA ART UNIVERSITY P.132LIBRARYXIUWU79 LIBRARY IN RUINS P.134YUSUHARA80 YUSUHARA COMMUNITY P.135LIBRARYTHE AMERICASANN ARBOR81 WILLIAM W. COOK LEGAL P.138RESEARCH LIBRARYAUSTIN82 AUSTIN CENTRAL LIBRARY P.139BALTIMORE83 GEORGE PEABODY LIBRARY P.140BOGOTÁ84 VIRGILIO BARCO LIBRARY P.141BRAMPTON85 SPRINGDALE LIBRARY P.142CALGARY86 CALGARY CENTRAL LIBRARY P.145CHICAGO87 HAROLD WASHINGTON P.146LIBRARYCLEVELAND88 CARNEGIE WEST BRANCH P.147COSTA MESA89 DONALD DUNGAN LIBRARY P.149DENVER90 DENVER CENTRAL LIBRARY P.150DES MOINES91 STATE LAW LIBRARY P.151DETROIT92 DETROIT MAIN LIBRARY P.152DRUMMONDVILLE93 DRUMMONDVILLE PUBLIC P.153LIBRARYEXETER94 CLASS OF 1945 LIBRARY P.156HUATICOCHA95 YUYARINA PACHA LIBRARY P.158LA MOLINA96 PLAZA BIBLIOTECA SUR P.161LOS ANGELES97 LOS ANGELES CENTRAL P.162LIBRARYMEDELLÍN98 SANTO DOMINGO SAVIO P.163LIBRARY PARKMEXICO CITY99 UNAM CENTRAL LIBRARY P.164100 VASCONCELOS LIBRARY P.165MISSOULA101 MISSOULA PUBLIC LIBRARY P.167MONTRÉAL102 THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES P.168IN MONTRÉALNEW HAVEN103 BEINECKE RARE BOOK P.170& MANUSCRIPT LIBRARYNEW YORK104 MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM P.172105 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY P.173MAIN BRANCH106 STAVROS NIARCHOS P.177FOUNDATION LIBRARYON A STREET NEAR YOU107 LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES P.178OTTAWA108 LIBRARY OF THE CANADIAN P.179PARLIAMENTPHILADELPHIA109 PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY P.180PHOENIX110 BURTON BARR CENTRAL P.181LIBRARYPUEBLA111 PALAFOXIANA LIBRARY P.182QUINCY112 THOMAS CRANE LIBRARY P.183RIO DE JANEIRO113 ROYAL PORTUGUESE P.184CABINET OF READINGSAN DIEGO114 GEISEL LIBRARY P.186SÃO PAULO115 SESC POMPÉIA P.187SCOTTSDALE116 ARABIAN PUBLIC LIBRARY P.188SEATTLE117 SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY P.189118 SUZZALLO LIBRARY P.193ST. LOUIS119 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY P.195TOLEDO120 TOLEDO LUCAS COUNTY P.196PUBLIC LIBRARYTORONTO121 TORONTO REFERENCE P.197LIBRARYVANCOUVER122 VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY P.201VINLAND123 COAL CREEK LIBRARY P.202WASHINGTON, DC124 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS P.203125 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. P.206MEMORIAL LIBRARYWINTHROP126 WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY P.208OCEANIAADELAIDE127 STATE LIBRARY P.211OF SOUTH AUSTRALIACHRISTCHURCH128 TˉU RANGA P.212CRAIGIEBURN129 CRAIGIEBURN LIBRARY P.214LIVERPOOL130 YELLAMUNDIE LIBRARY P.215MARRICKVILLE131 MARRICKVILLE LIBRARY P.219MELBOURNE132 STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA P.220PARRAMATTA133 CITY OF PARRAMATTA P.221LIBRARY (PHIVE)PERTH134 CITY OF PERTH LIBRARY P.225SYDNEY135 STATE LIBRARY P.226OF NEW SOUTH WALESWELLINGTON136 NATIONAL LIBRARY P.227OF NEW ZEALANDAFRICA ANDTHE MIDDLE EASTABU DHABI137 ABU DHABI P.228CHILDREN’S LIBRARYACCRA138 LIBRARY OF AFRICA AND P.230THE AFRICAN DIASPORAADDIS ABABA139 ABREHOT P.231ALEXANDRIA140 BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA P.232CAPE TOWN141 CENTRAL LIBRARY CAPE TOWN P.234CHINGUETTI142 THE LIBRARIES P.235OF CHINGUETTIDAKAR143 AFROTHÈQUE P.236DOHA144 QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY P.237FEZ145 AL-QARAWIYYIN LIBRARY P.240MUYINGA146 MUYINGA LIBRARY P.241MWANYANYA147 MARIAM’S LIBRARY P.244PAYNESVILLE148 LIBERIAN LEARNING CENTRE P.246SHARJAH149 HOUSE OF WISDOM P.247SINAI150 SAINT CATHERINE’S P.251MONASTERY