List of libraries in the Netherlands
This is a list of libraries in the Netherlands. There were about 579 public libraries in the Netherlands in 1997.[1]
National, regional and state libraries
- National library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), The Hague
- Zeeland Library (Zeeuwse Bibliotheek), the official library of the province of Zeeland
Municipal libraries
- Central Library of Rotterdam, the public library of Rotterdam
- Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, the largest public library system in the Netherlands
- Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem, the public library system of Haarlem
Specialized libraries
- Afrika-Studiecentrum library, African library and archive, Leiden
- American Library in Middelburg.
- Artis Library, natural history library, Amsterdam
- Atria Institute on gender equality and women's history, public library and research institute dedicated to research and policy advice on gender equality and to the documentation and archival of women's history, Amsterdam
- Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, a private library on hermeticism, Amsterdam
- Bibliotheca Klossiana, oldest library on Freemasonry in the world, The Hague
- Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, Jewish cultural and historical collection, Amsterdam
- Bibliotheca Thysiana, 17th century library in Leiden
- Cuypers Library, the largest and oldest art historical library in the Netherlands with a 19th century reading room, Rijksmuseum Research Library, Amsterdam
- Digital Library for Dutch Literature, The Hague
- Hector Hodler Library, one of the largest Esperanto libraries, Rotterdam
- IHLIA LGBT Heritage, international archive and documentation center on homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender, Amsterdam
- KNBF Bondsbibliotheek, a philatelic library in Baarn, near Utrecht
- Muziekbibliotheek van de Omroep, library of the Music Broadcasting Center, Hilversum
- Netherlands Institute for Art History (Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), largest art history centre in the world, The Hague
- Peace Palace Library, one of the oldest libraries dedicated to international law, The Hague
- Rijksmuseum Research Library, the library of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Tresoar, Frisian History and Literature Center, Leeuwarden
- Zuid-Afrikahuis library, South African library and archive, Amsterdam
- Maastricht University Special Collections, the heritage library of Maastricht University
University libraries
Library associations
- Netherlands Public Library Association
See also
External links
- Netherlands Public Library Association
- Consortium of Dutch University Libraries
- Libraries in the Netherlands
- Bibliotheca Klossiana in Dutch
- Atria Institute
- Cuypers Library
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