The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is the largest library in the world and the oldest federal cultural institution. The library, established in 1800, stores millions of books, recordings ...

Trinity College Library, founded in 1592, is one of the most famous libraries in the world. Its Long Room, which houses over 200,000 of the library’s oldest books, is particularly renowned.

One of the most beautiful libraries in Europe — and in the world — can be found in the town of Admont, high in the idyllic Austrian Alps. Admont is home to the ancient Benedictine monastery ...