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Family History Traced by Experts Save
Have your Family History traced by the experts. Efficient speedy response to your enquiry.
www.achievements.co.uk (sponsored link)

Alvar Aalto Viipuri Library Save
Also referred to as Vyborg Library, Viipuri Library was designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1935. It is considered to be a masterpiece of International Modernism. Description, photographs and details of its restoration.
http://www.alvaraalto.fi/viipuri/buil...

Bodleian Library Save
Oxford University's page about its main research library, one of the oldest in Europe and which today consists of the buildings on the central site and nine other libraries.
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/

Carnegie Libraries of California Save
History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
http://carnegie-libraries.org/

Carnegie Libraries of Scotland Save
An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.
http://www.scotcities.com/carnegie/in...

Designing Libraries - Library Buildings Online Save
A database of descriptions and images of recent UK public library building projects. A resource for sharing expertise and experience on library planning and design.
http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk/

Glasgow University Library Save
An illustrated timeline of one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom, with its origins in the Middle Ages, but now housed in a building of the 1960s.
http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/...

Great Buildings Online: Libraries Save
Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/t...

McLennan Library Building Save
A seven-storey reinforced concrete structure built in 1969 at the McGill campus in Montreal and designed by Dobush, Stewart, and Bourke. Description and photographs.
http://cac.mcgill.ca/campus/buildings...

Minneapolis Public Library Save
A factsheet on the Sumner Community Library, a Carnegie Library in the Tudor Revival style, which first opened in 1915 and was restored and expanded in 2004.
http://www.mplib.org/su_factsheet.asp

New York Public Library Save
The history of the library designed by architects Carrère and Hastings, and completed in 1911. The design is based on the innovative ideas of its director, Dr. John Shaw Billings.
http://www.nypl.org/pr/history.cfm

Pasadena Public Library Save
A brief history from its founding in 1882, with illustrations and links to further details. The 1924 buildings designed by Myron Hunt and H.C.Chambers were restored and renovated between 1984 and 1990.
http://www.cityofpasadena.net/library...

Private Libraries in Ancient Rome Save
An essay by Jerry Fielden in 2001.
http://www.jerryfielden.com/essays/pr...

Researching the Fabric and Fittings of the Historic Library in the British Isles Save
Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]
http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/lhg/hb...

Seattle Public Library Save
Arcspace's page about the innovative design for the new Central Library by architect Rem Koolhass, with brief description and photographs.
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/ko...

South Christchurch Library Save
An environmentally friendly building opened in 2003 and winner of a supreme award for architecture at the NZIA awards. Designed by Architecture Warren and Mahoney. Links to photographs and further information about the building.
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/So...

Tales from the Book Room: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Country House Libraries and their Books Save
Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]
http://www.tu-cottbus.de/lookingforwa...

The British Library at St Pancras Save
Some of the highlights of the new building designed by the architect Sir Colin St John Wilson and formally opened by HM The Queen in June 1998.
http://www.bl.uk/about/stpmap/stpancr...

The Forum, Norwich Save
The architecture and construction of The Forum library in Norwich, designed by Hopkins Architects and completed in October 2001 on the site of the former Central Library which was destroyed by fire in 1994.
http://www.theforumnorwich.co.uk/abou...

The George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland Save
The history of the library, widely recognized as one of the most beautiful library spaces in North America. Includes a link to a small photo gallery.
http://www.peabodyevents.library.jhu....

The Howe Library, Hannover, New Hampshire Save
The story of the library founded in 1900 by Emily Howe, with history and future plans.
http://www.thehowe.org/history.html

The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity Save
About the building, constructed in Boston in the neoclassical style between 1932 and 1934, and restored by Ann Beha Architects in 2002.
http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/n...

The State Library of Victoria Save
A four-part detailed history of the origins and evolution of Australia's first free public Library.
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/pastf...

The State Library of Victoria Redevelopment Project Save
Describes the Domed Reading Room, a massive eight-sided polygon built in 1909, and the current renovation and construction project involving 22 buildings.
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/pastf...

The Sterling Memorial Library Save
Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.
http://www.library.yale.edu/gazette/

University of Cambridge History Faculty Library Save
Subject of a limited competition won by architect James Stirling, the library building was completed in 1968 and awarded an RIBA Gold medal. Photographs and brief description.
http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/faculty/bui...

Wikipedia: Biblioteca Joanina Save
The Baroque library of the University of Coimbra, built in the 18th century. An illustrated description from the collaborative online encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliote...

Wikipedia: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Save
This huge modern library in Egypt designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta, commemorates the famous ancient Library of Alexandria. An illustrated description from the collaborative online encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth...

Wikipedia: Danish Royal Library Save
An illustrated description with a link to a Wikimedia Commons thumbnail gallery of images of the new (1999) 'Black Diamond' library extension building designed by the Danish architects Schmidt, Hammer and Lassen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Li...