The front door is located in the US while the circulation desk and stacks are located in Canada. It was deliberately built on top of the US-Canadian border in order to provide the border communities with a mutual location for learning and cultural enrichment. Yes, this library is the only one in the world to be located not just in two different cities but also in two different countries. Haskell Free Library and Opera House – Stanstead, Quebec, Canada AND Derby Line, Vermont, USA Its creator Raul Lemesoff has driven it all across Argentina, bringing literature of all genres to small and impoverished towns.Ĩ. The 1979 Ford Falcon has a tank-inspired frame over it that is literally stuffed with books. When you see this mobile library, its name makes sense. It contains over 2,500 books from ten different languages.ħ. This library was built on the beach of the Bulgarian Black Sea resort city of Albena. The library has approximately 10,000 books, 1,500 of which are on display at any given time. This library serves three preschools, but it also gets other, older visitors who come to see its collection of international children’s books, all of which are displayed with the covers out. Since the change in location, the number of patrons visiting the library has almost doubled.ĥ. The city’s former library was getting to be too small for the community, so what did they do? Take over a former Wal-Mart. McAllen Public Library – McAllen, Texas, USA This library in downtown Mexico City has been labeled by the press as a “megalibrary.” It’s over 400,000 square meters in size and has more than 470,000 books.Ĥ. Biblioteca Vasconcelos – Mexico City, Mexico The mini library holds up to 140 books.ģ. It is a lifesize replica of the TARDIS from the show, and he was inspired to build it since he also runs a local branch of the youth reading program Reach-Out-And-Read. This small streetside library was built by Dan Zemke, who is clearly a big Doctor Who fan. At any given time, some 20,000 of the floating library’s books are lent out. The service started in 1959 and carries a total of 6,000 books. This library ship visits small places in across three counties in Norway.

Here are eight unique libraries from around the world that you’ll want to visit for the experience just as much as the books. However, some libraries are notable for reasons other than just the books they provide. Even if I’m not looking for a particular book, I can spend hours perusing the shelves and walk out with several books I would have never read otherwise, all for a grand total cost of nothing as long as I have my library card on me.

The unusual library