Everything comes
to those who wait
except a loaned book.
Kin Hubbard
My Inner Nerd was terribly excited to tell you about this futuristic Binhai Libray in Tianjin, China that went viral on social media. It promises to be a book lover’s paradise with grand sweeping curves of floor to very high ceiling shelves crammed with books. There’s just one catch: Don’t look too closely at the millions of books in its architecturally stunning main hall because they’re merely painted and only a few real books are strategically positioned at certain sections.
Other fabulous ones for your travel bucket list follow below. I’ve been to most of these cities but have yet to remember to officially add libraries to my itinerary and see them for myself. Having read about the architecture of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris, I once spent an entire day searching for it with my fumbling French, getting misdirected by well-meaning locals to the more popular, modern and out of the way Francois Mitterrand library. When I finally figured I had to find my way back to Paris central, the librarian curtly informed me that their gorgeous oval reading room is only for students. ;( I’ve gotten luckier with a private tour of a stunning one among those cloistered in European monasteries and abbeys. What’s on this list are libraries that you can possibly visit when you happen to be in their neighborhood.
Old Library at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Austrian National Library, Vienna
Klementinum Library, Prague, Czech Republic
Bodleian Library at Trinity School, Oxford, London
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Boston Public Library, Massachusetts, USA
Click on “Leave a Comment” (top left) to share your Inner Nerd’s travel delight. Big thanks to the favorite blog fan who inspired me to write about my favorite things all at once: reading, design and travel.
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