It's a kind of magic

One dream
One soul
One prize
One goal
One golden glance of what should be...


One could spend a lifetime in these hallowed halls:



Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland.





Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England.





Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA.





North Reading Room, UC Berkeley, California, USA.





Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland.

Many, many more gorgeous images can be found at Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries.