| 1. | Library of the Boston Athenaeum | | | A membership and research library with special collections in Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American history, literature, and arts.
www.bostonathenaeum.org |
| 2. | Mechanics' Institute Library | | | The Mechanics' Institute Library is a general interest membership library and chess club located at 57 Post Street in San Francisco's business district.
www.milibrary.org |
| 3. | Fendrick Library | | | A privately funded library open to the public, and sponsoring year round reading programs, special events, and guest speakers.
www.geocities.com |
| 4. | The New York Society Library | | | Subscription library with public access to the reading and reference rooms only; members may borrow books. Site includes information for members and the general public.
www.nysoclib.org |
| 5. | Providence Athenaeum (Rhode Island) | | | Founded in 1753 as an independent membership library; provides a collection of books and other materials to all who love reading, appreciate literature, and enjoy cultural discovery.
www.providenceathenaeum.org |
| 6. | The Linen Hall Library | | | Subscription library with unique collections of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, genealogical sources, graphic images and ephemera for Irish and local studies.
www.linenhall.com |
| 7. | The Folger Shakespeare Library | | | Administered by the trustees of Amherst College, the Folger was a gift to the American people from Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily Jordan Folger in 1932. Includes news on library projects and extensive background information.
www.folger.edu |
| 10. | The Huntington Library | | | Library of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature, with readers' guides, events calendar, and images of some of the collection.
www.huntington.org |
| 11. | American Library in Angers, France | | | A branch of the American Library in Paris, offering activities, a newsletter, and access to the online catalog. Site in French and English.
perso.wanadoo.fr |
| 12. | Village Learning Place | | | A non-profit community-based library, learning center, educational garden, and technology center serving diverse populations in Baltimore, Maryland (US).
villagelearningplace.org |
| 14. | American Antiquarian Society | | | Research library in Massachusetts specialising in American history and culture up to 1876. History, catalogues, online exhibits and guides to the collection.
www.americanantiquarian.org |
| 15. | Leadhills Reading Society | | | Official site of the oldest subscription library in Britain, founded in 1741. History of the library and the village, photographs and information for visitors.
www.lowtherhills.fsnet.co.uk |
| 17. | The London Library | | | Scholarly subscription library in central London collecting principally in the humanities. History, collections, membership information and online catalogue.
www.londonlibrary.co.uk |
| 18. | St. Deiniol's Library | | | Britain's only residential library, founded by Gladstone for his private collection. Programme of lectures and courses and accommodation rates.
www.btinternet.com |
| 19. | Marsh's Library | | | The earliest public library in Ireland, built in 1701, with contemporary religious and scientific collections. Online catalogue.
www.marshlibrary.ie |
| 20. | Chetham's Library | | | Founded in 1653 in Manchester, England and open free of charge. History, list of manuscripts and online catalogue.
www.chethams.org.uk |
| 21. | The Wiener Library | | | Modern Jewish history collection in London with special reference to Nazism and antisemitism. Events, facilities and history of the library.
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk |
| 23. | Jessie Street National Women's Library | | | Dedicated to the cultural heritage of Australian women. Description of the collections, lecture programme and membership information.
www.jessiestreetwomenslibrary.com |
| 24. | Glasgow Women's Library | | | Women-only collection of material for and about women, including the Lesbian Archive and Information Centre. Services and facilities, newsletter and membership form.
www.womens-library.org.uk |
| 25. | Exeter Institution | | | Independent subscription library with collections strong in nineteenth-century periodicals and material on South West England. Photographs, history and membership information.
www.devonandexeterinstitution.org.uk |
| 26. | Archive | | | History and description of the local history, maritime and geological collections of this English learned society.
www.durain.demon.co.uk |
| 27. | The Grolier Club Library | | | Overview of the collections of this New York City club devoted to printing, bibliography and the arts of the book.
www.grolierclub.org |
| 28. | Midland Institute Library | | | Book collection dating from 1799 and music library. Events, membership and location map.
www.bmi.org.uk |
| 29. | Marx Memorial Library | | | Subscription lending library in London dedicated to Marxism and labour movements. Overview of collections, lecture programme and membership rates.
www.marxlibrary.net |
| 30. | American Library in Paris | | | A private, non-profit English-language library in Paris, France since 1920. Site includes information on membership, collections, services, and events.
www.americanlibraryinparis.org |
| 31. | Armitt Library | | | Free educational institution in the English Lake District. Bibliographies and artefacts on natural history and local people including Beatrix Potter, Ruskin and the Lake poets.
fp.armitt.plus.com |
| 32. | Study Centre | | | Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing, 1600-1830, in Jane Austen's former home. Online texts, history and access.
www.chawton.org |
| 33. | Scientific Institution | | | Private lending library in London including archives relating to Highgate Village and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Description of collections and lecture programme.
www.hlsi.net |
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