📚 Public Libraries of the World

These are the world's most notable public and research libraries — institutions that collect, preserve and lend the record of human knowledge, from national legal-deposit libraries to landmark civic reading rooms. Each profile shows where the library is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

1494 public libraries from 64 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any public library for its full profile.

Africa (34) Americas (1052) Asia (102) Europe (263) Oceania (42)

Africa (34 public libraries)

Americas (1052 public libraries)

Asia (102 public libraries)

Europe (263 public libraries)

Oceania (42 public libraries)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.