With meetings, classes, and happy hours now taking place via video calls, webcam users have started digitally replacing their backdrops to cover up messy homes or just get a change of scenery. We’ve seen people call in from tropical islands, outer space, and even Pee-wee Herman’s Playhouse—why not take your next Zoom meeting from one of the world’s coolest libraries?
Here are eight free photo backgrounds to try for your next video chat:
George Peabody Library (Baltimore, Maryland)
Photo by Falkenpost via Pixabay.
![peabodyzoom George Peabody Library (Baltimore, Maryland)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/peabodyzoom.png)
Admont Abbey Library (Austria)
Photo by Jorge Royan via Wikimedia Commons.
![admontabbeyzoom Admont Abbey Library (Austria)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/admontabbeyzoom.png)
Maison de la Littérature (Quebec City, Canada)
Photo by Tu Tram Pham via Unsplash.
![maisonlitteraturezoom Maison de la Littérature (Quebec City, Canada)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/maisonlitteraturezoom.png)
State Library Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
Photo by David Iliff via Wikimedia Commons.
![statelibraryvictoriazoom State Library Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/statelibraryvictoriazoom.png)
Stuttgart City Library (Germany)
Photo by Amelie & Niklas Ohlrogge via Unsplash.
![stuttgartzoom Stuttgart City Library (Germany)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/stuttgartzoom.png)
University of Michigan Law Library (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Photo by Mathew Schwartz via Unsplash.
![umichiganzoom University of Michigan Law Library (Ann Arbor, Michigan)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/umichiganzoom.png)
Trinity College Dublin Library (Ireland)
Photo by David Iliff via Wikimedia Commons.
![trinitycollege Trinity College Dublin Library (Ireland)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/trinitycollege.png)
Biblioteca Palafoxiana (Puebla, Mexico)
Photo by José P. Torrealba via Wikimedia Commons.
![palafoxianazoom Biblioteca Palafoxiana (Puebla, Mexico)](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/palafoxianazoom.png)
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