Marvelously Modern Libraries

Public libraries can be found in almost every tiny town and massive metropolis, but here are some that stand out from the others that you could almost hangout in all day long.

Seattle Central Library

There are 1 million items in the library’s collection, 9,906 shelves devoted to books, with a total capacity for more than 1.45 million books and materials.

Stuttgart City Library - Stuttgart, Germany

Books are the main focus here and stand out in the otherwise almost sterile-white surroundings. There are eight floors, each devoted to a specific subjects.

Jose Vasconcelos Library, Mexico City

One of the most modern libraries in the world. It is composed of more than 575,000 books, placed over 13,1233.6 feet of shelf hanging open to the public.

Delft Public Library - Delft, Holland

Has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum. It offers high tech such as sending a text message as soon as you enter that says, “Wel­come to the most mod­ern library in the world.”

They have over 3000 CDs, 3400 DVDs (movies and TV series) in various genres; more than 4,000 pieces (1960 + music); more than 400 newspapers and magazines from home and abroad; 4500 sheet music bands, many daisyrom and audio CD audio books; Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games and consoles.

Royal Danish Library - Copenhagen

Holds all works that have been printed in Denmark since the 17th century and nearly all known Danish printed works back to the first Danish book printed in 1482. The new building opened in 1999.

Biblioteca Sandro Penna - Perugia, Italy

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The library is a fully glazed pink disk that is illuminated at night and is spread over three floors, all equipped with multimedia presentations, where you can surf the Internet, listen to music, watch a movie or simply write a text using programs.