Library Tours

Take a tour of the historic Bodleian Library in Oxford - explore the medieval Divinity School or experience Duke Humfrey's Library where scholars have studied for centuries.

In this video, librarian Vanessa Corrick takes you on a 360-degree tour of the famous Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, from the Divinity School, one of the oldest surviving teaching rooms, to Duke Humphrey’s Library, which famously featured in the Harry Potter films.

No one is allowed to borrow from the Vatican Library, except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer gets to see the best of the best.

2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Award recipient: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City will change everything you thought you knew about libraries.

This is the most unique, mystical and bizarre library in Seattle that not everyone can find it —— the Seattle Metaphysical Library (legally known as the AS-YOU-LIKE-IT Library) , which was established in 1961 and run by volunteers.