THE BIGGEST LIBRARIES IN THE WORLD

Library Of Congress

 

 

 

 

 

 

Located in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and the largest library in the world. Established in 1800, it contains materials in over 450 languages. Some of those materials include one of the smallest books in the world (you have to turn the pages with a needle), Stradivarius violins, and digitally archived Tweets.

British Library







The national library of the United Kingdom, located in London, is the second largest library in the world. Their impressive collection includes handwritten Beatles lyrics and an original draft of Chapter 10 and 11 



Library And Archives Canada









 

Canada's national library, located in Ottawa, acquires and preserves Canada's documentary heritage. This doesn't just mean serious items: the LAC has, among its collection, plenty of antique photos such as one of a man wrestling a bear (a 19th century hobby that somehow fell out of fashion).

 

New York Public Library











The New York Public Library is in Manhattan and it's the fourth largest library in the world. It was also the place people used to go for inquiries pre-Google, such as, "why do 18th century English paintings have so many squirrels in them, and how did they tame them so they didn't bite the painter?" 

Russian State Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

Located in Moscow, the Russian State Library was established in 1862, and even has a nickname: "Leninka." 

National Diet Library

 

 

 

  


The National Diet Library in Tokyo was established in 1948 to assist public policy research.

Bibliothèque Nationale De France

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paris is the home of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, a national repository of everything published in France and home to the beautiful Oval Reading Room.

National Library Of Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Established in 1795, the National Library of Russia is in St Petersburg, and has been digitizing many titles — over 80,000 titles are available to view electronically. 

Royal Danish Library

 







Denmark is home to the Royal Danish Library, founded in 1648. It houses many ancient manuscripts, notably The Gutenberg Bible and the manuscripts and letters of Hans Christian Andersen. 

The National Library of China

  







 


The National Library of China in Beijing has many rare Chinese items such as ancient books, oracle bones and tortoise shells from the Shang dynasty, and Buddhist manuscripts from the sixth century.

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