“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.”—Ray Bradbury. Library lovers will love to see these 30 beautiful libraries from around the world.

1. Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington – Seattle, Washington, USA

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2. Concord Free Public Library – Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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3. Stockholm Public Library – Stockholm, Sweden

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4. Seattle Public Library-Central Library – Seattle, Washington, USA

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5. Berlin State Library – Berlin, Germany

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6. Poetry Foundation Library – Chicago, Illinois, USA

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7. Vatican Library – Rome, Italy

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8. Nashville Public Library – Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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9. SEED Library – Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa

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10. Smithills Hall Library – Bolton, Lancashire, UK

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11. The library of El Escorial – San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

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12.  KTH Biblioteket – Stockholm, Sweden

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13. Christiansborg Slot – Copenhagen, Denmark

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14. Mortlock Library – Adelaide, South Australia

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15. The Library of Chateau Fontainebleau – France

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16. State Library of New South Wales – Sydney, Australia

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17. Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library – Liverpool, UK

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18. Rhode Island School of Design Library – Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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19. Austrian National Library – Wien, Austria

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20. Lincoln’s Inn Library – London, UK

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21. National Library – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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22. Russian State Library – Moskva, Russia

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23. Main Reading Room (Library of Congress) – Washington, DC, USA

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24. Leeds Library – West Yorkshire, UK

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25. Bishan Community Library, Singapore – Bishan, Singapore

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26. Codrington Library, All Souls College – Oxford, UK

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27. Vancouver Public Library – Vancouver, BC, Canada

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28. Dun Laoghaire Library – Dublin, Ireland

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29. Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Alexandria, Egypt

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30. New York Public Library – New York, New York, USA

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