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[2]
- Zeeland Library (Zeeuwse Bibliotheek), the official library of the province of Zeeland
Municipal libraries
- Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, the largest public library system in the Netherlands[3]
- 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 Klossiana, oldest library on Freemasonry in the world, The Hague
- Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, a private library on hermeticism, Amsterdam
- 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, Rijksmuseum Research Library, the library of the Rijksmuseum, 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 Houten, near Utrecht
- Maastricht University Special Collections, the heritage library of Maastricht University
- 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
- Tresoar, Frisian History and Literature Center, Leeuwarden
- Zuid-Afrikahuis library, South African library and archive, Amsterdam
University libraries
- Amsterdam University Library, University of Amsterdam
- Leiden University Library, Leiden University[4]
- Radboud University Library, Nijmegen[5]
- University of Groningen Library [5]
- Utrecht University Library[6]
Library associations
- Netherlands Public Library Association
See also
- Books in the Netherlands
- Open access in the Netherlands
- NARCIS, Netherlands research portal
References
- ^ "Libraries and museums - Netherlands".
- ^ "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
- ^ "Institutions: Netherlands", europeana.eu, Netherlands: Europeana Foundation, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ^ a b "Library Publishing Directory 2024", librarypublishing.org, US: Library Publishing Coalition, retrieved 2026-01-24
- ^ "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-23
Further reading
- Edward Edwards (1859), "Libraries of Holland", Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, vol. 2, London: Trübner & Co., p. 492+ – via HathiTrust
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Libraries in the Netherlands.
- Netherlands Public Library Association
- Consortium of Dutch University Libraries
- Libraries in the Netherlands
- Bibliotheca Klossiana in Dutch
- Atria Institute
- Cuypers Library
- "Library Map of the World: the Netherlands", ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions