In the Era of smart phones and technologies, Still many people are there who love to reading books and spending time in Libraries.

However, even today if you ask a book lover about their fantasy most of them would say: 'reading a book in a nook of a beautiful library'.

Here are must-visit libraries for those who are reading addicts:-

1. The National Library of India, Kolkata: It is the largest library in the country by volume and India's library of public record and was established in the year 1836.

It consists 26,41,615 books along with other periodicals, maps, manuscripts etc. It was opened to public on February 1, 1953.

2. Delhi Public Library: It was started as a UNESCO project in the year 1951 by the Govt. of India and is the busiest Public Library in South Asia.

It has a collection of about 18 lakh books in Hindi, English, Urdu, Punjabi & other Indian Languages- almost all subjects are represented in its collection.

3. Saraswathi Mahal Library or Tanjore Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tamil Nadu: It is housed within the campus of Thanjavur Palace and had started as a royal library for the Nayak Kings of Thanjavur.

It has a rare collection of palm leaf manuscript in various regional languages of India. The library preserves all the manuscripts in the form of microfilms

4. Krishnadas Shama Central Library, Goa: It was established on September 15, 1832 by Vice Roy Dom Manuel de Portugal e Castro as 'Publica Livraria.'

It has more than 1.8 lakh books in different languages.

5. Smt. Hansa Mehta Library, Baroda, Gujarat: It is the University Library of M S University of Baroda and was established on May1, 1950.

It has an impressive collection of rare books that include books as old as those dated back to sixteenth century. Approximately 3,500 books are preserved in this precious collection, which comprises some noteworthy titles, which are out of Print.