30+ Atmospheric Photos of Libraries from Different Corners of the World

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life,” Sidney Sheldon once said, wrapping the essence of libraries and their huge role in human development and education. What’s more, libraries are going much further than just a room with bookshelves: in different cities and towns of the world, each library features its own style and shares its own atmosphere. In this post, I invite you to take another book trip and enjoy another pack of photos shared by photographers via Unsplash and capturing the beauty and unique spirit of libraries in diverse corners of the world.

Vancouver Library, Canada, photo by Aaron Thomas

Seattle Public Library, USA, photo by Sylvia Yang

Seattle Public Library, USA, photo by Nate Johnston

Library of Stuttgart, Germany, photo by Gabriel Sollmann

Library of Stuttgart, Germany, photo by Niklas Ohlrogge

Library of Stuttgart, Germany, photo by Tobias Fischer

State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, photo by Shawnanggg

State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, photo by Benjamin Ashton

Stadsbiblioteket Library in Stockholm, Sweden, photo by Gunnar Ridderstrom

Stadsbiblioteket Library in Stockholm, Sweden, photo by Gunnar Ridderstrom

Stadsbiblioteket Library in Stockholm, Sweden, photo by Hanna Zhyhar

Malmö city library, Sweden, photo by Drahomir Posteby Mach

The Library at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, photo by Francesca Grima

Library of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, photo by Max Van Den Oetelaar

Library of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, photo by Will Van Wingerden

New York Public Library, USA, photo by Claudio Schwarz

New York Public Library, USA, photo by Clay Banks

New York Public Library, USA, photo by Oscar Ovalle

New York Public Library, USA, photo by Robert Bye

The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, USA, photo by Susan-q-Yin

Library of the University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, USA, by Mathew Schwartz

Suzzallo Library in Seattle, USA, photo by Lokesh Masania

Suzzallo Library in Seattle, USA, photo by Georg Eiermann

Suzzallo Library in Seattle, USA, photo by Cameron Stewart

London’s National Art Library, UK, Sebastien le Derout

Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland, photo by Zach Plank

Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland, photo by Alex Block

Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland, photo by Gabriel Ramos

Wells Cathedral Library, Wells, UK, photo by Annie Spratt

Chantilly Library, France, photo by Gabriel Ghnassia

Prague Library, Czechia, photo by Hieu Vu Minh

Prague Library, Czechia, photo by Jonathan Francisca

George Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA, photo by Elijah Hail

New virtual trips featuring beautiful book places around the world are coming soon here, keep up with the new posts.

The author’s rights on all the photos belong to their proprietors, the captures are used in this post for educational, non-commercial purposes.

Perhaps, you will also like the post about beautiful European libraries, the collection of art about reading by Norman Rockwell, and BookArt issues devoted to book illustrators: Beatrix Potter, Kim Minji, Anita Jeram, Alison Edgson, David Walker, and Petra Brown.