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Free libraries & public buildings around the world
223 places
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New York Public Library
New York
Free, always
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Tokyo
Free, always
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC BY-SA 3.0
Library of Congress
Washington DC
Free at certain times
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Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago
Free, always
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São Bento Railway Station
Porto
Free, always
Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
State Library Victoria
Melbourne
Free, always
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The Black Diamond
Copenhagen
Free, always
Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 3.0
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Buenos Aires
Free, always
Boston Public Library
Boston
Free, always
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British Library
London
Free, always
El Born Cultural Centre
Barcelona
Free outside, paid inside
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Tokyo International Forum
Tokyo
Free, always
Supreme Court
Washington DC
Free, always
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Union Station
Washington DC
Free, always
Photo: Fcb981 ; Eric Baetscher (attribution required), CC BY-SA 3.0
Grand Central Terminal
New York
Free, always
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
Patna
Free, always
Amsterdam City Archives
Amsterdam
Free, always
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OBA Central Library
Amsterdam
Free, always
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Starfield Library
Seoul
Free, always
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
Dubai
Free, always
Hangvilla
Veszprém
Free outside, paid inside
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Stockholm Public Library
Stockholm
Free, always
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Kulturhuset
Stockholm
Free, always
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
Oslo City Hall
Oslo
Free, always
Deichman Bjørvika
Oslo
Free, always
Photo: Cope Baronet, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oodi Central Library
Helsinki
Free, always
Harpa
Reykjavík
Free, always
Reykjavík City Hall
Reykjavík
Free, always
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0
National Library of New Zealand
Wellington
Free, always
House of Music Hungary
Budapest
Free outside, paid inside
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Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
Free, always
Photo: John Bradley, CC BY-SA 3.0
Liverpool Central Library
Liverpool
Free, always
National Library of Ireland
Dublin
Free, always
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Harold Washington Library Winter Garden
Chicago
Free, always
Vancouver Public Library rooftop garden
Vancouver
Free, always
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Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Mexico City
Free, always
Photo: State Library of New South Wales, Public domain
State Library of New South Wales
Sydney
Free, always
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
State Library of Queensland
Brisbane
Free, always
Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Royal Portuguese Reading Room
Rio de Janeiro
Free, always
Cultural Foundation
Abu Dhabi
Free, always
Photo: John Cairns photography, work commissioned by the Bodleian Libraries, CC BY-SA 4.0
Weston Library
Oxford
Free, always
Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0
John Rylands Library
Manchester
Free, always
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Manchester Central Library
Manchester
Free, always
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Senedd
Cardiff
Free, always
Stuttgart City Library
Stuttgart
Free, always
Leeds Central Library
Leeds
Free, always
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Nashville Public Library
Nashville
Free, always
Austin Central Library
Austin
Free, always