Has There Been A Thread On Libraries?

Colombia - 1951

National Library in Bogota

West Berlin (Germany)
Berlin State Library
November 16, 1978
The New State Library Building in Berlin was design by architect Hans Scharoun and was completed in 1978. It also houses the Ibero-American-Institute - Prussian Cultural Heritage.

Barbados - 1972

Public Library in Bridgetown



"Bookmobile"

Honduras
Centenary of the National Library and Archives
February 11, 1983

Portugal
150th anniversary of the Royal Portuguese Library of Rio de Janeiro
August 27, 1987

Ireland
400th Anniversary of Trinity College in Dublin
September 2, 1992
Set of two; one stamp depicts the Library of Trinity College Dublin.

Finland
EUROPA - Modern Architecture
May 15, 1987
Set of two; one stamp shows Tampere City Library, Metso.

Italy
Excellence of Knowledge - Oliveriana Library in Pesaro
May 31, 2014
The Oliveriana Library is a public library located in the Palazzo Almerici on via Mazza in the town of Pesaro, region of Marche. The library was inaugurated in May 1793.

Romania
Centenary of Academy Library
September 25, 1967
The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary fields. The Romanian Academy Library was established in 1867.

Ecuador
National Stamp Exhibition EXFIGUA
October 8, 1958
Set of three; one stamp shows the Municipal Library and Museum at Guayaquil.

Here is an image of a semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting a journalist reading a newspaper in an office library, designed by Swiss artist Édouard Elzingre (1880-1966), printed by photogravure, and issued by Luxembourg on May 1, 1935 as one of a set of 15 stamps benefiting a fund to aid intellectuals an professional people, Scott No. B65C. Note: Curiously, Stanley Gibbons (1965 ed.) misidentifies the designer of the stamps in this set as "Zelzinger."

- nethryk

Brazil
180 Years of the National Library
October 29, 1990
The Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil (National Library of Brazil) is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. It is located in Rio de Janeiro and was established in 1810.

Israel
Architecture in Israel
August 6, 1974
Set of three; one stamp features Elias Sourasky Library.
The new central library building at Tel Aviv University was dedicated in 1968 in the name of the Mexican philanthropist, Elias Sourasky (1899 - 1986). The library was designed by architect team Michael and Shulamit Nadler.

Luxembourg
National Library
September 23, 1985
The design shows an ancient binding of the Mansfeld (1517 - 1604) collection at the National Library in Luxembourg.
(engraver: Wolfgang Seidel)

France
Humanist Library of Sélestat
February 12, 2007
The Humanist Library in Sélestat is one of the most important cultural treasures of Alsace, France. Founded in 1452, the library consists of two collections: those of the Sélestat Latin School and of the great humanist, Beatus Rhenanus. The stamp features an illuminated initial of the Livre des Miracles de Sainte-Foy written by Bernard episcopal schoolmaster of Angers.