British Research Base W, abandoned and left in 1959 on Detaille Island, Crystal Sound, below the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Close-up of books in the Rococo style Abbey Library, containing the oldest library collection in the country, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Europe

The main reading room at The National Library, Beijing, China, Asia

Holy Quran books, Masjid Al Rahim Mosque, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The main reading room at The National Library, Beijing, China, Asia

The Braidense Library, Milano (Milan), Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Interior of The National Library of Finland, Helsinki, Finland, Europe

Protestant temple library, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

The Library, Melk Abbey, Melk, Wachau Cultural Landscape, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Austria, Europe

Author's studio at the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Old Town, Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, United States of America, North America

The Mafra Palace Library, one of Europe's most important libraries, located in Mafra National Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lisbon region, Portugal, Europe

A tourist browses notebooks at a paper shop in Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library, 17th century, with wall frescoes by Vlady Kibalchich Russakov, Historic Center, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library, 17th century, with wall frescoes by Vlady Kibalchich Russakov, Historic Center, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library, 17th century, with wall frescoes by Vlady Kibalchich Russakov, Historic Center, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library, 17th century, with wall frescoes by Vlady Kibalchich Russakov, Historic Center, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library, 17th century, with wall frescoes by Vlady Kibalchich Russakov, Historic Center, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Palafoxiana Library, 1646, First Library of Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Center, Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Interior of Ernest Hemingway's former home at Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Row of Holy Quran (Koran) books in a mosque, Islamic symbol, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Palafoxiana Library, 1646, First Library of Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Center, Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Palafoxiana Library, 1646, First Library of Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Center, Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Palafoxiana Library, 1646, First Library of Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Center, Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Palafoxiana Library, 1646, First Library of Latin America, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Center, Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Book shelf, Grand People's Study House, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea, Asia

Interior of the Lello (Harry Potter library), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Book shop, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

One of the pianos belonging to the composer Edvard Grieg, Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Christianity, Islam and Judaism, Bible, Quran and Torah, interreligious symbols, faith and spirituality concept, France, Europe

Interior of Casa Amatller, designed by Puig i Cadafalch, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Interior of Ernest Hemingway's former home at Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Interior of the Lello (Harry Potter library), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Interior of the Lello (Harry Potter library), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

Interior of Ernest Hemingway's former home at Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Interior of the Lello (Harry Potter library), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto, Norte, Portugal, Europe

English dictionaries, including Oxford English, in Beijing book shop, China

English dictionaries, including Oxford English, in Beijing book shop, China

The Austrian National Library in Vienna, Austria, Europe

The Austrian National Library in Vienna, Austria, Europe

Printing Museum, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

The Long Room in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Braidense Library, Milano (Milan), Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Interior of Central Library, St. George's Quarter, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Biblioteca Municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Tenerife Arts Space, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

The Long Room in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Braidense Library, Milano (Milan), Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Library at Jesus College, Cambridge University, England, UK

The Long Room in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Braidense Library, Milano (Milan), Lombardia (Lombardy), Italy, Europe

Biblioteca Municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Tenerife Arts Space, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Reading Room, National Library, Vienna, Austria

Caucasian businessman using laptop and digital tablet in office

Portrait of Mixed Race boy holding book in library

Chinese woman standing in library choosing book

Messages in wooden slots in hotel

Senior Asian woman reading label at grocery store

Indian mother shopping in grocery store

Smiling Caucasian woman placing cup on shelf in workshop

Hispanic man examining pill bottle from medicine cabinet

Gift boxes on wooden shelves near ornaments

Gift boxes on wooden shelves near ornaments

Mixed Race boy sitting on floor reading book in library

Dumbbells on rack

Chinese woman standing in library reading book

Caucasian woman using digital tablet in bakery

Bowl of food on shelf of food truck

Mixed Race man posing near shelves of coffee bags

Senior Asian woman shopping in grocery store

Portrait of smiling Caucasian businessman in office

Variety of pencils in cups on store shelves

Mixed Race girl reading book in library

Boxes and art supplies on shelves

Mixed Race girl reading book in library

Jars of ingredients on wooden shelves

Caucasian woman standing in pottery workshop

Portrait of Mixed Race girl in library

Two young sisters reading books in library

Teapot and tea leaves on table

Row of jars of tea leaves

Hats in retail store

Ladder on library bookcase

Hats and bowls in retail store

Boxes and art supplies on shelves

Woman holding book about hats

Jars of ingredients on wooden shelves

Packaged deli foods on store shelves

Pottery brushes and bowls in workshop

Close up of bunches of leeks

Bowls on shelves

Jars of ingredients on wooden shelves

Jars and bowls of tea leaves

Close up of fresh produce for sale in market

Europe, Great Britain, England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Trinity College, Wren Library

Bookshelves inside of the new public library Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Europe, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund, Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Dortmund, Interior view

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Bavarian State Library, library assistant with a book mobile in a book stack

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Bavarian State Library