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List of largest libraries

February 03, 2023

This sortable list of largest libraries includes libraries that, as measured in 2008 or subsequently, store 15 million or more items.

As of November 2021 and according to Guinness World Records the Library of Congress is the world's largest library when considering items in its holdings.[1]

Largest libraries in the world

Name Country Location Catalogued size
(number of items) 		Visitors per year Budget Staff
British Library   United Kingdom London and Boston Spa[2] _0180000000170–200 million[3][4][5]
 _00017500001.75 million[6] _01410000000£141 million[7] _019771,977[7]
Library of Congress   United States Washington D.C. _0168000000173 million+[8] _00017500001.9 million[9] _19523722680US$696.112 million[9] _036243,149[9]
Shanghai Library   China Shanghai _005000000056 million[10] _0001170000 _01640000000 _01972
New York Public Library   United States New York City _00550000055 million[11] _001800000018 million[11] _07546275000US$250 million[11] _029373,000[11]
Library and Archives Canada   Canada Ottawa _005400000054 million[12] _0116900000C$116.9 million[13] _00874874[13]
Russian State Library   Russia Moscow _004440000048.1 million[14] _00011700000.498 million[14] _01640000000₽2.7 billion[14] _019721,613[14]
National Diet Library   Japan Tokyo and Kyoto _004190000044.1 million[15] _0000654000791,370[15] _07128927000¥21.8 billion[15] _00908908[15]
German National Library   Germany Leipzig and Frankfurt _003420000043.7 million[16] _000029973350,713[16] _01834033100€57.6 million[16] _00622639[16]
Royal Library, Denmark   Denmark Copenhagen and Aarhus _003540000042.5 million (physical items, excl. digital)[17] _00008503011.45 million[17] _02249892000523.8 million kr[17] _00492800+[18]
National Library of China   China Beijing _003770000042.3 million[19] _00052000005.2 million[20] _013651,365[20]
Bibliothèque nationale de France   France Paris _004000000040 million[21] _00013000001.3 million[22] _11038967000€254 million[23] _026682,668[24]
University of Illinois Library   United States Urbana, Illinois _004000000038 million[25] US$48.7 million_07546275000[26]
National Library of Russia   Russia Saint Petersburg _003650000036.5 million[27] _00009660001 million[27] ₽569.2 million 1,850
Bavarian State Library   Germany Munich _003420000034.4 million _0000299731.1 million _01834033100€59.1 million _000029973805
Biblioteca Nacional de España   Spain Madrid _003310000033.1 million[28] _02299060450€29.2 million[29] _01090482[29]
Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences   Russia Saint Petersburg _002650000026.5 million[30]
Berlin State Library   Germany Berlin _002340000023.4 million[31] _00014000001.4 million[31]
Boston Public Library   United States Boston, Massachusetts _002240000022.4 million[32] _01174200390US$38.9 million[33]
New York State Library   United States Albany, New York _002000000020 million[34]
Harvard Library   United States Cambridge, Massachusetts _001890000018.9 million[35] _00922922[35]
National Library of Sweden   Sweden Stockholm _001800000018 million[36] 364.5 million kr[37]
University of Michigan Library   United States Ann Arbor, Michigan _001520000016.1 million[38]
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine   Ukraine Kyiv _001500000015.5 million[39] _0000500000500,000[39] _0018860991050.3 million ₴[40] _00900900[39]
Yale Library   United States New Haven, Connecticut _001520000015.2 million[41]
National Library of Iran   Iran Tehran _001500000015.0 million[42]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Largest library". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "British Library at Boston Spa". bl.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ Wight, Colin. "Facts and figures". bl.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "BL Accounts 2019" (PDF). bl.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. ^ "BL Exhibition Notes". bl.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ . 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  7. ^ a b (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  8. ^ "General information". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "General Information – About the Library (Library of Congress)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ^ . June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  12. ^ "About the Collection – Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP) 2016–17: Planned expenditures". Library and Archives Canada. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d "Статистическая справка о работе Российской государственной библиотеки (2021 год) (по состоянию на 01.01.2022)" (PDF). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d "National Diet Library Statistics". 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d "Jahresbericht 2021" (in German). Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "Årsrapport 2017 for Det Kgl. Bibliotek" (PDF) (in Danish). Det Kgl. Bibliotek. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Job og karriere" (in Danish). Det Kgl. Bibliotek. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Overview of Library Collections". 2021.
  20. ^ a b (PDF). 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  21. ^ . 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  22. ^ (in French). 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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  24. ^ "BnF – La BnF en chiffres – Personnels" (in French). 23 December 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  25. ^ "Collections – University of Illinois Library". www.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Budget Summary for Operations FY2023". Office of Business and Financial Services University of Illinois System. p. 22. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Российская национальная библиотека: Статистические данные за 2005 – 2009 гг". 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  28. ^ "Biblioteca Nacional de España. Memoria 2015" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  29. ^ a b (PDF) (in Spanish). 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  30. ^ . Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  31. ^ a b (in German). 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  32. ^ (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  33. ^ . 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  34. ^ . 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  35. ^ a b . 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  36. ^ "Our Collections – Kungliga biblioteket". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  37. ^ (PDF). National Library of Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  38. ^ "Statistical Highlights". 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  39. ^ a b c "Історичні відомості. Національна бібліотека України імені В. І. Вернадського". Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  40. ^ "Про Державний бюджет України на 2010 рік| від 27 April 2010 № 2154-VI (Стор. 16 з 28)" (in Ukrainian). 17 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  41. ^ "Yale University Library FAQ FY2017". 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  42. ^ "National Library of Iran".

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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2022 This sortable list of largest libraries includes libraries that as measured in 2008 or subsequently store 15 million or more items As of November 2021 and according to Guinness World Records the Library of Congress is the world s largest library when considering items in its holdings 1 Largest libraries in the world EditName Country Location Catalogued size number of items Visitors per year Budget StaffBritish Library United Kingdom London and Boston Spa 2 0180000000 170 200 million 3 4 5 0001750000 1 75 million 6 01410000000 141 million 7 01977 1 977 7 Library of Congress United States Washington D C 0168000000 173 million 8 0001750000 1 9 million 9 19523722680 US 696 112 million 9 03624 3 149 9 Shanghai Library China Shanghai 0050000000 56 million 10 0001170000 01640000000 01972New York Public Library United States New York City 005500000 55 million 11 0018000000 18 million 11 07546275000 US 250 million 11 02937 3 000 11 Library and Archives Canada Canada Ottawa 0054000000 54 million 12 0116900000 C 116 9 million 13 00874 874 13 Russian State Library Russia Moscow 0044400000 48 1 million 14 0001170000 0 498 million 14 01640000000 2 7 billion 14 01972 1 613 14 National Diet Library Japan Tokyo and Kyoto 0041900000 44 1 million 15 0000654000 791 370 15 07128927000 21 8 billion 15 00908 908 15 German National Library Germany Leipzig and Frankfurt 0034200000 43 7 million 16 000029973 350 713 16 01834033100 57 6 million 16 00622 639 16 Royal Library Denmark Denmark Copenhagen and Aarhus 0035400000 42 5 million physical items excl digital 17 0000850301 1 45 million 17 02249892000 523 8 million kr 17 00492 800 18 National Library of China China Beijing 0037700000 42 3 million 19 0005200000 5 2 million 20 01365 1 365 20 Bibliotheque nationale de France France Paris 0040000000 40 million 21 0001300000 1 3 million 22 11038967000 254 million 23 02668 2 668 24 University of Illinois Library United States Urbana Illinois 0040000000 38 million 25 US 48 7 million 07546275000 26 National Library of Russia Russia Saint Petersburg 0036500000 36 5 million 27 0000966000 1 million 27 569 2 million 1 850Bavarian State Library Germany Munich 0034200000 34 4 million 000029973 1 1 million 01834033100 59 1 million 000029973 805Biblioteca Nacional de Espana Spain Madrid 0033100000 33 1 million 28 02299060450 29 2 million 29 01090 482 29 Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia Saint Petersburg 0026500000 26 5 million 30 Berlin State Library Germany Berlin 0023400000 23 4 million 31 0001400000 1 4 million 31 Boston Public Library United States Boston Massachusetts 0022400000 22 4 million 32 01174200390 US 38 9 million 33 New York State Library United States Albany New York 0020000000 20 million 34 Harvard Library United States Cambridge Massachusetts 0018900000 18 9 million 35 00922 922 35 National Library of Sweden Sweden Stockholm 0018000000 18 million 36 364 5 million kr 37 University of Michigan Library United States Ann Arbor Michigan 0015200000 16 1 million 38 Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine Ukraine Kyiv 0015000000 15 5 million 39 0000500000 500 000 39 00188609910 50 3 million 40 00900 900 39 Yale Library United States New Haven Connecticut 0015200000 15 2 million 41 National Library of Iran Iran Tehran 0015000000 15 0 million 42 See also EditList of largest libraries in the United StatesReferences Edit Largest library Guinness World Records Retrieved 3 September 2022 British Library at Boston Spa bl uk Retrieved 26 June 2019 Wight Colin Facts and figures bl uk Retrieved 3 September 2017 BL Accounts 2019 PDF bl uk Retrieved 23 July 2019 BL Exhibition Notes bl uk Retrieved 11 June 2018 The British Library Annual Report and Accounts 2008 09 Performance 2009 Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 14 July 2010 a b The British Library Annual Accounts 2008 09 PDF 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 15 July 2010 General information Library of Congress Retrieved 5 May 2020 a b c General Information About the Library Library of Congress Library of Congress Retrieved 15 May 2020 About Us June 2020 Archived from the original on 11 June 2020 Retrieved 16 June 2020 a b c d The New York Public Library s 2009 Annual Report PDF 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 26 March 2014 Retrieved 15 July 2010 About the Collection Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada 10 February 2014 Retrieved 1 January 2015 a b Report on Plans and Priorities RPP 2016 17 Planned expenditures Library and Archives Canada 9 August 2016 Retrieved 13 January 2017 a b c d Statisticheskaya spravka o rabote Rossijskoj gosudarstvennoj biblioteki 2021 god po sostoyaniyu na 01 01 2022 PDF 1 January 2020 Retrieved 11 April 2020 a b c d National Diet Library Statistics 2017 Retrieved 6 April 2017 a b c d Jahresbericht 2021 in German Deutsche Nationalbibliothek 2022 Retrieved 11 October 2022 a b c Arsrapport 2017 for Det Kgl Bibliotek PDF in Danish Det Kgl Bibliotek 5 March 2018 Retrieved 5 April 2020 Job og karriere in Danish Det Kgl Bibliotek Retrieved 5 April 2020 Overview of Library Collections 2021 a b ANNUAL REPORT TO CDNL 2010 PDF 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 19 January 2013 Retrieved 14 July 2010 BnF ABC of the collections N for Numerous 8 March 2010 Archived from the original on 9 December 2011 Retrieved 15 July 2010 BnF La BnF en chiffres Publics in French 14 October 2009 Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 Retrieved 14 July 2010 BnF La BnF en chiffres Budget in French 14 October 2009 Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 Retrieved 14 July 2010 BnF La BnF en chiffres Personnels in French 23 December 2010 Retrieved 28 September 2012 Collections University of Illinois Library www library illinois edu Retrieved 17 October 2022 Budget Summary for Operations FY2023 Office of Business and Financial Services University of Illinois System p 22 Retrieved 16 October 2022 a b Rossijskaya nacionalnaya biblioteka Statisticheskie dannye za 2005 2009 gg 2011 Archived from the original on 9 September 2012 Retrieved 26 September 2012 Biblioteca Nacional de Espana Memoria 2015 PDF in Spanish 2015 Retrieved 25 March 2017 a b Biblioteca Nacional de Espana Memoria 2015 PDF in Spanish 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 23 December 2010 Retrieved 25 March 2017 Edinyj fond sistemy Biblioteki Rossijskoj Akademii nauk glavnyj informacionnyj resurs Archived from the original on 10 March 2012 Retrieved 14 July 2010 a b Zahlen und Fakten Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin in German 2009 Archived from the original on 20 June 2010 Retrieved 15 July 2010 The Boston Public Library An Overview 2010 PDF 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 22 February 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2010 BPL Community 9 March 2010 Archived from the original on 29 March 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2010 About the New York State Library 20 March 2010 Archived from the original on 2 April 2012 Retrieved 15 July 2010 a b Harvard Library Annual Report FY2013 2013 Archived from the original on 9 June 2016 Retrieved 30 May 2016 Our Collections Kungliga biblioteket Retrieved 10 February 2013 Kungl bibliotekets arsredovisning 2015 PDF National Library of Sweden in Swedish Archived from the original PDF on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 1 October 2016 Statistical Highlights 2022 Retrieved 1 September 2022 a b c Istorichni vidomosti Nacionalna biblioteka Ukrayini imeni V I Vernadskogo Retrieved 22 January 2019 Pro Derzhavnij byudzhet Ukrayini na 2010 rik vid 27 April 2010 2154 VI Stor 16 z 28 in Ukrainian 17 June 2010 Retrieved 14 July 2010 Yale University Library FAQ FY2017 2017 Retrieved 16 April 2018 National Library of Iran Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of largest libraries amp oldid 1134928028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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