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Those who love a good book will agree that there’s nothing better than finding a spot to cozy up and read. Sometimes that’s your couch, and sometimes that’s a quiet library brimming with great literature. We’ve rounded up some of the best libraries around the world that offer not only an impressive collection of reading material, but also boast unique architecture. From an 8th-century monastery in Switzerland to a library with hanging bookshelves in Mexico City, here are the libraries that every book worm should visit.

• The Bibliotheque Nationale de France
• The Home of Peruvian Literature
• Vancouver Public Library
• The Wiblingen Monastery 
• The Virgilio Barco Library
• Seattle Central Library
• The George Peabody Library
• The Royal Library of Copenhagen
• The Royal Library of the El Escorial Monastery
• The Walker Library of the History of the Human Imagination
• The Abbey of St. Gallen
• The Pedro Vásquez Library
• The Vennesla Library and Cultural Center
• The Codrington Library
• Musashino Art University Library
• The Clementinum National Library
• The Library of Congress
• The Admont Library
• The State Library of New South Wales
• The Hearst Castle Library
• The Stuttgart City Library
• The Alexandria Library
• The Trinity College Dublin Library
• The New York Public Library
• The Kanazawa Umimirai Library

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/libraries-to-visit-in-your-lifetime-2015-8