This is the latest for our series The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. I won’t bury the lede: Quebec City’s Morrin Centre might be the only library you’ll ever visit that also has a dungeon. Okay, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From classical constructs to ultra-modern edifices, here are fifty reasons to apply for a library card stat.

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 ...

It may come as a surprise, but one of the most audacious and beautiful Gilded Age libraries in America was built in a town in the Shenandoah out of spite. Former Travel Editor Henry H. Gardiner, ...

They're one of the last remaining places where you can just sit and explore for hours on end. When done right, they're also beautiful spaces that fill visitors with awe. Business Insider has ranked ...

For the last couple years, Jill Harness has been rounding up the world's most beautiful libraries by continent. Here they are all in one place, in no particular order. Aside from being absolutely ...

You might have missed it, but a passage in author Christopher Hitchens’s 2010 memoir, Hitch-22, triggered a happy buzz among library bloggers at the time, and it can still judder the heart of library ...

If Belle is your favourite Disney character, and you absolutely love reading, then you'll be desperate to go and visit this stunning library that looks like it's straight out of Beauty & the Beast.