Read up on the world's strangest libraries - No matter what happens, books will never go out of style. To prove that, there are hundreds of incredible libraries that need to be explored. There are libraries in the craziest places, from converted tanks to traveling camels in Kenya. Click on to explore the weird and wonderful ways that people get their books.

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Little free libraries - The Little Free Library movement has spread around the world, with tiny pop-up libraries appearing in towns and cities across the globe.

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Little free libraries - Books are usually stashed in bird boxes, and given to communities for some free reading. There are a reported 12,000 libraries around the world.

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Seiki University Library -

The Seiki University Library in Tokyo is a revered building designed by Shigeru Ban, who won the Pritzker Prize for his efforts.

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The library features "floating" glass domes, where readers can get lost in stories while suspended in a soundproofed pod.

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Bibliothek im Bahnhof -

Luckenwalde is an unassuming city in east Germany, home to the avant-garde Bibliothek im Bahnhof. It's a towering, copper-covered wonder.

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The slanted building is home to 20,000 books, sat on its glass-fronted shelves. Take a walk through Luckenwalde and you won't miss it.

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Phone booth libraries - From a distance, it looks like just another phone box, but there are actually phone booth libraries located across the UK. More than 350, in fact.

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Phone booth libraries - In Marton and Grafton, the parish council bought a phone booth for £1 (about US$1.25) and turned it into a little local library.

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Weapon of Mass Instruction - Argentina's coup d'état saw disarray and military violence across the country. That history inspired artist Raul Lemesoff to create something positive out of something destructive.

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Weapon of Mass Instruction - Lemesoff crafted the Weapon of Mass Instruction, a Ford Falcon tank converted into a mobile library. Instead of bullets and shells, there are around 900 books carried by this moving library in Buenos Aires.

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Beachside libraries - Who doesn't love a read on the beach? There are beachside libraries located around the world, like in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena.

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Beachside libraries - The Black Sea Beach Library can house up to 2,500 books in 10 different languages. No cost, of course.

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Camel libraries - In countries like Kenya, traveling camel libraries are all the craze with budding readers.

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Camel libraries - The Kenya National Library Service sends out library caravans to nomadic communities around the country. The program reaches around 5,000 to 6,000 people.

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Vending books - Vending machines aren't just for soda and chips. In places like Beijing, machinated libraries are popping up.

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Vending books - A reported 32% of books borrowed in Beijing are taken from vending machines.

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The bookmobile - In San Francisco, a traveling biodiesel bookmobile is pleasing green-minded readers. It's actually something that stretches back to the early '90s.

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The bookmobile - The Green Bookmobile is powered by four solar panels and biodiesel. All you need is a San Francisco library card for access to the collection.

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Levinski Garden Library -

The Levinski Garden Library is located in Tel Aviv, and was reportedly built to serve refugees and migrant workers.

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There are books from 15 different languages at the library, located in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park. It's open all night for visitors.

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Stony Island Arts Bank - Stony Island Arts Bank is a library like no other. With a storied history, the building in Chicago is a bank, an archive, a library, and a community center too.

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Stony Island Arts Bank - The building also hosts arts events, talks, workshops, and guided tours as well.

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Admont Abbey - Located in the Austrian town of Admont, the Admont Abbey is home to the world's biggest monastery library. It's a Baroque building from the 18th century, which hosts thousands of important works of literature.

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Admont Abbey - The light-filled library holds 70,000 volumes, while the abbey hosts 200,000 books.

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Baku airport library - The Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan isn't your average airport. It comes complete with a wooden, cocoon-like library.

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Baku airport library - The library is a perfect place to kill time while waiting for a delayed flight. Other airports: take note!

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Liyuan Library -

Liyuan Library in Beijing is a small library built from nearly 50,000 firewood sticks. There's no electrical supply, and the place closes when the natural light disappears.

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Bus stop libraries -

In Jerusalem, there are a few bus stops that have been converted into libraries. They're a great way to keep people occupied while waiting for their bus, or while actually commuting.

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Mobile libraries -

Afghanistan has a few mobile libraries that breeze through cities like Kabul. Here are some young readers digging into a story on the library bus.

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A different kind of mobile library -

Over in the Ukraine, there are mobile libraries that store digital books. Here's a woman using her phone to download one book from the collection.

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