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    The Best Libraries in The World: "Reading Gives Us Someplace To Go When We Have To Stay Where We Are" - Mason Cooley

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    THE BEST LIBRARIES IN THE WORLD

    "Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are"


    - Mason Cooley
    THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA — ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT

    The Library of Alexandria was the ancient


    world's largest and most comprehensive
    library, housing books and manuscripts
    (on papyrus scrolls) as well as meeting
    rooms, gardens, and lecture halls on its
    grounds. Considered one of the Seven
    Wonders of the Ancient World, the
    original Library of Alexandria was
    tragically destroyed in a fire nearly 2,000
    years ago. The new Library of Alexandria
    is a memorial to its predecessor. The
    Library cost $220 million to rebuild in
    2002, and is now operating as not only a
    library, but also as a cultural center,
    planetarium, manuscript restoration lab,
    art gallery and exhibition space, museum,
    and conference center. Currently, the
    library contains more than 500,000 books,
    though it has space for over eight million.
    • VATICAN LIBRARY — VATICAN CITY, ROME

    The Vatican Library, is one of the


    oldest libraries in the world. Though it
    was formally established in 1475, its
    existence in early forms dates back to
    the origins of the Catholic Church.
    For nearly 600 years, the library has
    added to its collection through historic
    acquisitions, generous bequests, and
    gracious gifts. The Vatican Library
    currently holds mor than 1.1 million
    books, 75,000 manuscripts, and over
    8,500 incunabula. Fittingly, the library
    owns the oldest complete manuscript
    of the Bible, as well as many other
    significant works from medieval
    times.
    LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT — OTTAWA, CANADA

    The Library of Parliament in


    Ottawa, Canada holds a special
    distinction on our list, as it is the
    only library of such prominence
    that its likeness is printed on the
    country's currency (it is featured
    on Canada's ten dollar bill). The
    design of this national landmark
    was inspired by the British
    Museum Reading Room, The
    collection encompasses more than
    600,000 items, which is curated by
    a dedicated 300-member staff.
    STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA — MELBOURNE,
    AUSTRALIA

    Founded in 1854, the State Library of Victoria now


    holds more than 1.5 million books, including special
    collections highlighting chess, the arts, the diaries of
    Melbourne's founders, and the folios of Captain
    James Cook. The centerpiece of the library is the
    LaTrobe Reading Room, a soaring octagonal space
    with the capacity to accommodate more than one
    million books and 500 researchers or readers in one
    sitting. At the time of its completion in 1913, the
    LaTrobe Reading Room was the largest dome in the
    world; today, it houses the library's extensive
    Australiana collection.

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