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

John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Deansgate, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Fray Francisco de Burgoa Library at the Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzman, interior, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca State, Mexico

Humboldt University, Faculty of Law, former Royal Library, Under den Linden, Berlin Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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

Library at Monasterio y Museo de la Recoleta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, South America

The National Library of Malta in Valletta, also known as the Bibliotheca. Built in Republic Square in 1786, it contains a research and reference library and the archive of the Order of St John.

View of National Library of Norway, Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Library in the Church of Bamanya, Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Humboldt University Library at twilight, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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

Printing Museum, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Reading Library, Athenaeum, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Neue Philologische Bibliothek or new philological library of the Freie Universitaet Berlin university, designed by Norman Foster, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Colleagues studying university library

Tangier Medina American Legation, Tangier, Morocco