List of libraries in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of libraries in the United Kingdom.
East of England
As of 2011, there were approximately 3,500 public libraries throughout England,[1] along with hundreds of other libraries including academic and research libraries.
- Cambridge
- Cambridge Central Library
- Tyndale House (Cambridge)
- University of Cambridge: see: Libraries of the University of Cambridge
- Norwich
- Library of Sir Thomas Browne, Norwich, 17th c.
- Norfolk and Norwich Law Library[2]
- Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library
- Elsewhere
- Corn Exchange, Manningtree, Essex
- The Forum Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Holst Library, Snape, Suffolk
- Ipswich County Library
- Ipswich Town Library
- University of Essex Library & Cultural Services , Colchester[3]
East Midlands
- Lincoln
- Lincoln Cathedral Library[4]
- St. Martin's Parochial Library, Lincoln[5]
- University of Lincoln Great Central Warehouse University Library
- Nottingham
- Bromley House Library, Nottingham[6]
- Literary and Philosophical Society library, Nottingham[5]
- Nottingham Central Library
- Nottingham Mechanics' Institution Library[6]
- University of Nottingham Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Learning Resource Centre
- Elsewhere
- British Cave Research Association library, Derbyshire
- Derby Central Library
- Francis Trigge Chained Library, Grantham
- Kettering Library, Northamptonshire
- Loughborough Library, Leicestershire
- Loughborough University Pilkington Library
- Mansfield Central Library, Nottinghamshire[7]
- University of Leicester
London
See: Libraries in London and List of libraries in the London Borough of Barnet
North East
- Durham
- Durham Dean and Chapter Library
- Durham University
- Newcastle
- Elswick Mechanics' Institute library[8]
- Jesmond Library, Newcastle
- Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne library[8]
- Newcastle City Library
- Newcastle University Library
- Elsewhere
- The Word (library), South Shields
- Sunderland Co-operative Library[8]
- Sunderland Subscription Library[8]
- Wallsend Co-operative Library[8]
- Wolsingham Town Hall
North West
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Chetham's Library, Manchester
- Instituto Cervantes, Manchester
- Manchester Free Library, est.1852
- Manchester Law Library
- Manchester Library & Information Service
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Portico Library, Manchester[6]
- University of Manchester
- Elsewhere
- Accrington Library, Lancashire
- Armitt Library, Ambleside, Cumbria
- Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library, Cumbria
- Birkenhead Central Library, Merseyside
- Bridgewater Library, Cheshire
- Bury Co-operative Society library, est.1896[9]
- Carnegie Library, Runcorn, Cheshire
- Blackpool Central Library, Lancashire
- Chester Cathedral Library, Cheshire
- Clitheroe Library, Lancashire
- Darwen Library, Lancashire
- The Fielden Free Library, Fleetwood
- Harris Free Public Library, Preston, Lancashire
- Lancaster University
- Lancaster University Library[3]
- The Ruskin, Lancaster[10]
- Lytham Library, Lancashire
- Rawtenstall Library
- Rochdale Equitable Pioneers' Society library[11]
- St Annes-on-the-Sea Carnegie Library, Lancashire
- Stockport Central Library, Greater Manchester
- Stonyhurst College libraries, Clitheroe
- Warrington Circulating Library, est.1760
- Warrington Perambulating Library, Cheshire, est.1858
- Working Class Movement Library, Salford, Greater Manchester
South East
- Oxford
- Oxford Westgate Library
- University of Oxford: see: Libraries of the University of Oxford
- Elsewhere
- Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, Canterbury, Kent
- Brighton and Hove: see: Libraries in Brighton and Hove
- Buckinghamshire County Libraries[12]
- Catholic National Library, St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire
- Chatham Free Library
- Dartford Library
- Drill Hall Library, Chatham, Kent
- Kedermister Library, Langley, Berkshire
- Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone
- Portsmouth Central Library
- Prince Consort's Library, Aldershot Military Town, Hampshire
- Reading Borough Libraries
- University of Reading library , Whiteknights[3]
- University of Southampton Library [3]
South West
- Bristol
- Exeter
- Elsewhere
- Dodderidgian Library, Barnstaple, North Devon
- Gloucester Public Library
- Kresen Kernow, Cornwall
- Morrab Library, Penzance, Cornwall
- Passmore Edwards Centre, Newton Abbot, Devon
- Plymouth Athenaeum Library[6]
- Royal Institution of Cornwall Courtney Library
- Science and Innovation Park library, Wroughton
- Watchet library, Somerset
- Wells Cathedral library, Somerset[4]
- Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham
- Wiltshire Library and Information Service
West Midlands
- Birmingham
- Elsewhere
- Fenton Carnegie Library, Staffordshire
- Hereford Cathedral Library[4]
- Lillington Library, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Montagu C. Butler Library, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- National Police Library, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire
- Redditch Library, Worcestershire
- Rugby library
- Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Shrewsbury Library, Shropshire
- Stafford Borough Library, 1914–1998
- Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
- University of Warwick Library , Coventry[3]
- Walsall Central Library
- Wedgwood Institute library, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Willenhall Library
- William Salt Library, Stafford
- Worcester public library
Yorkshire and the Humber
- Bradford
- Hull
- Carnegie Free Library, Hull, 1905–2003
- Hull Subscription Library[8]
- University of Hull Brynmor Jones Library
- William Crampton Library, Hull
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- York
- Elsewhere
- Harrogate Carnegie Library
- Hillsborough branch library, South Yorkshire
- Keighley Library, West Yorkshire
- Pontefract Library, West Yorkshire
- Scarborough Library
- Todmorden Industrial Society libraries[11]
- Walkley Library, South Yorkshire
Northern Ireland
- Armagh Robinson Library
- Belfast Central Library
- Linen Hall Library, Belfast[6]
- Northern Ireland Assembly Library, Belfast[13]
- Queen's University Belfast Lynn Building, operated as library 1868–2009
Scotland
Wales
- Cardiff
- Elsewhere
- Abergavenny Carnegie Library, 1905–2015
- Barry Council Office and Library
- Gladstone's Library, Hawarden, Flintshire
- Holyhead Market Hall
- Llandrindod Wells Library, Powys
- Monmouthshire Libraries
- National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion[3]
- Newport Central Library
- University of Wales Trinity Saint David Roderic Bowen Library and Archive, Lampeter
- Wrexham Library
- Old Library, Wrexham, 1907–1973
