I decided I wanted to see more of the world. So I went on a two week library tour of various cities in Europe and began collecting stories from some of the world's greatest story houses. I started with a secret library in The Hague and ended at the world’s largest monastery library in Austria. I liked this so much that now everywhere I go I try to visit a local library and at least snap a quick photo of it.

Some of these photos are accompanied by the story of how I got there, what I did there, and what I learned there (click on the image or text to read). Others are just photos.

 
 
 

Austrian National Library | Vienna, Austria

 

Rijksmuseums Library | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

Strahov Monastery Library | Prague, Czech Republic

 

Site of Institut für Sexualwissenschaft Library | Book Burning Memorial | Berlin, Germany

 

Utrecht University Library | Utrecht, The Netherlands

 

The Morgan Library | New York, New York

 

Site of Hadrian's Library | Athens, Greece

 

Prague Public Library | Prague, Czech Republic

 

Nashville Public Library | Nashville, Tennessee