The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026

State Hall of the Austrian National Library in Austria is N° 1 of The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026

State Hall of the Austrian National Library in Vienna, Austria, is N° 1 of The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. N° 2 is Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo, Norway, and N° 3 is Qatar National Library in Doha, Qatar. The list names 100 libraries in 41 countries; the United States has the most entries, 18.

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18 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in the United States, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Seattle Central Library in Seattle, at N° 10.

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7 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Japan, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Ishikawa Prefectural Library in Kanazawa, at N° 18.

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7 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in the Netherlands, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Neude Library in Utrecht, at N° 25.

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5 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Taiwan, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Taoyuan Public Library in Taoyuan, at N° 38.

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4 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Australia, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is State Library Victoria in Melbourne, at N° 12.

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4 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Canada, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Calgary Central Library in Calgary, at N° 16.

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4 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in the United Kingdom, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is John Rylands Library in Manchester, at N° 29.

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4 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Italy, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Biblioteca Salaborsa in Bologna, at N° 67.

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3 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Sweden, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Malmö City Library in Malmö, at N° 8.

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3 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in France, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Bibliothèque nationale de France, Richelieu in Paris, at N° 11.

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3 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Spain, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Gabriel García Márquez Library in Barcelona, at N° 17.

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3 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Denmark, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, at N° 58.

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2 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Austria, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is State Hall of the Austrian National Library in Vienna, at N° 1.

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2 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Germany, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Stuttgart City Library in Stuttgart, at N° 4.

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2 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Finland, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Oodi Helsinki Central Library in Helsinki, at N° 5.

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2 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Brazil, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, at N° 14.

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2 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Mexico, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City, at N° 26.

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2 of the world’s 100 best libraries are in Poland, according to The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Stacja Kultura in Rumia, at N° 44.

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Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo is the only entry from Norway in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 2.

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Qatar National Library in Doha is the only entry from Qatar in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 3.

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Abbey Library of St Gall in St. Gallen is the only entry from Switzerland in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 6.

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Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library in Budapest is the only entry from Hungary in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 9.

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria is the only entry from Egypt in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 20.

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Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai is the only entry from the United Arab Emirates in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 22.

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Klementinum in Prague is the only entry from Czechia in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 24.

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Het Predikheren in Mechelen is the only entry from Belgium in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 28.

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Joanina Library in Coimbra is the only entry from Portugal in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 32.

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Old Library, Trinity College in Dublin is the only entry from Ireland in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 35.

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Starfield Library in Seoul is the only entry from South Korea in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 39.

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National Library of Latvia in Riga is the only entry from Latvia in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 40.

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National Library of El Salvador in San Salvador is the only entry from El Salvador in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 49.

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Gheorghe Asachi Technical University Library in Iași is the only entry from Romania in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 51.

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National Library of Belarus in Minsk is the only entry from Belarus in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 60.

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Jondi Shapour Library in Tehran is the only entry from Iran in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 61.

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National Library of Estonia in Tallinn is the only entry from Estonia in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 71.

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National Library of Luxembourg in Luxembourg is the only entry from Luxembourg in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 77.

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Mariano Moreno National Library in Buenos Aires is the only entry from Argentina in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 87.

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Jaffna Public Library in Jaffna is the only entry from Sri Lanka in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 94.

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Ithra Library in Dhahran is the only entry from Saudi Arabia in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 95.

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National Library of Kosovo in Pristina is the only entry from Kosovo in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 97.

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Guangzhou Library in Guangzhou is the only entry from China in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 100.

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The highest ranked entry from Asia in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Ishikawa Prefectural Library in Kanazawa, Japan, at N° 18.

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The highest ranked entry from the Middle East in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Qatar National Library in Doha, Qatar, at N° 3.

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The highest ranked entry from North America in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Seattle Central Library in Seattle, United States, at N° 10.

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The highest ranked entry from Latin America in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at N° 14.

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The highest ranked entry from Oceania in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, is State Library Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, at N° 12.

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