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Interior of a contemporary library. It is a large terraced room getting progressively wider at the top, with stairs connecting the levels. Bookshelves line the walls, the colourful spines contrasting against white walls and shelves.

Stadtbibliothek | Stuttgart, Germany.

Robarts Library, University of Toronto | Toronto, ON
A contemporary library interior with a large glass canopy. People are seated at long wooden tables, reading or using laptops.

Joe and Rika Mansueto Library | Chicago, IL
A large, historic library with wooden arches, high ceilings, tall bookshelves filled with books, and people reading or studying at long tables under hanging lamps.

Bibliothéque de l'Hôtel de Ville | Paris
A grand, neoclassical, well-lit library with high arched ceilings and large windows. Rows of wooden tables with chairs and reading lamps fill the space. Shelves filled with books line the walls.

Doe Memorial Library, UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA
Futuristic architectural building with angular design, featuring illuminated windows and a dramatic overhang. The structure is set against a cloudy sky at sunset, with a few people walking on the plaza in the foreground.

Economics University Library | Vienna, Austria

BME Library | Budapest, Hungary
A large library interior with grid-like ceiling and wall pattern. It is a long rectangular space with a series of descending terraces, filled with large work tables on which people are working.

Grimm Zentrum, Humboldt University | Berlin, Germany.
Long-exposure photo showing the side of the library illuminated at dusk, with a parking lot in the foreground.

Bibliothèque Monique-Corriveau | Québec, QC
A historic building with classical architecture is flanked by modern glass structures on both sides. Snow covers the ground, and a blurred car passes by on the road in front. The scene is illuminated by soft evening light.

Bibliothèque Maisonneuve | Montréal, QC
A library room in a former church with tall Gothic windows, high vaulted ceilings, wooden bookshelves filled with books, and desks for reading; one person is seated and working at a desk on the right.

Zentralbibliothek | Zürich
Interior of a brutalist library atrium, with cascading terraces lined with planters, in which lush green interior plants grow. Students are working at cubicles. Boxy staircases lead from one level to another. A person stands on top of the topmost staircase and looks at the atrium below.

Scott Library, York University | Toronto, ON
A spacious, modern library with multiple levels of open metal bookshelves, filled with books. A large atrium sits in the middle, with stairs and elevators. There are people walking up the stairs and browsing books on shelves.

Biblioteca Vasconcelos | Mexico City
Image of the Cook Library, a neogothic reading room with a decorated ceiling and chandeliers.

Cook Legal Research Library | Ann Arbor, MI

Wüttembergische Landesbibliothek | Stuttgart, Germany.

UOIT/Durham College Library | Oshawa, ON

Supreme Court Library | Lausanne

George Peabody Library | Baltimore MD

City of Toronto Archives | Toronto, ON

Sheridan College Library | Oakville, ON

Rolex Learning Centre | Lausanne
A large, ornate library with two levels of bookshelves filled with neatly arranged books, wooden tables below, railings along the upper floor, and a skylight in the ceiling letting in natural light.

Osgoode Hall Great Library | Toronto, ON

Fisher Library | Toronto, ON
Image of empty library shelves at the EPFL library.

EPFL central library | Lausanne
A concrete, modernist building stands by the water’s edge with its reflection visible in the river. A Canadian flag is on the roof, and trees surround the structure under a partly cloudy sky.

Bata Library, Trent University | Peterborough, ON
Exterior view of a brick and concrete brutalist library, showing a variety of shapes and forms. A person walks on a sidewalk in front.

Robert Hutchings Goddard Library | Worcester, MA

OISE Library | Toronto, ON
Large, modern library with rows of tables where many people are seated, studying or using laptops. Bookshelves are visible in the background. The ceiling has visible blue ducts and industrial lighting.

Bibliothèque Publique d'Information | Paris
Image of the Haydon Burns Library, a modernist building with a green tiled facade and vertical fins.

Haydon Burns Library, Jacksonville FL

University of Basel Library | Basel

Library of Parliament | Budapest, Hungary
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