Some libraries aren't just places to borrow books — they're destinations with deep history and architecture that tell stories beyond the pages. The 1000 Libraries Awards 2025 highlights some of the ...

Stiftsbibliothek Kremsmunster, Kremsmunster, Austria. This monastery library was built between 1680 and 1689, and holds about 160,000 volumes. (Photo: Massimo Listri/Caters News) Stiftsbibliothek ...

1. Library of Trinity College Dublin – Dublin, Ireland Ireland’s largest library, the Library of Trinity College, is renowned for its Long Room—a vast hall featuring tall wooden shelves, a high arched ...

The humble library dates back as far as 2600 BC when archives of clay tablets written in cuneiform—the earliest form of writing—were assembled in temples to preserve the knowledge they contained. As ...

Bridging the past and the present, the world's finest libraries are not just sources of knowledge but also the cornerstones of communities. The myriad of books on their shelves allow readers to ...

There are few things I love more than books and traveling, and any opportunity I have to combine the two is a like a literary dream come true. That's why I've started to create a bucket list of the ...

The Argentinian novelist Jorge Luis Borges said “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” Borges’ fantasy is shared by many book lovers, I think. A great library is a kind of ...