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- 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
- 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/amerlibangers
- 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.
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/alp
- Association of Independent Libraries - Directory and guide to the history and collections of existing subscription libraries in the United Kingdom.
www.independentlibraries.co.uk
- Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Non-profit, member-supported library founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge"; online catalog, exhibit information, and grant applications available.
www.PhilaAthenaeum.org
- 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
- Fendrick Library - A privately funded library open to the public, and sponsoring year round reading programs, special events, and guest speakers.
www.geocities.com/momby98/index.html
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Marsh's Library - The earliest public library in Ireland, built in 1701, with contemporary religious and scientific collections. Online catalogue.
www.marshlibrary.ie
- Marx Memorial Library - Subscription lending library in London dedicated to Marxism and labour movements. Overview of collections, lecture programme and membership rates.
www.marxmemoriallibrary.sageweb.co.uk
- 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
- Mercantile Library of New York - Subscription library dedicated to the promotion of literature. Membership information, facilities and programs.
www.mercantilelibrary.org
- Montreal Association of Independent Libraries - Access to the Atwater Library and Computer Centre, the Fraser-Hickson Library, the Montreal Children's Library, and the Jewish Public Library.
www.independentlibraries.org
- Newberry Library - Independent research library concentrating in the humanities; privately funded, but free and open to the public.
www.newberry.org/nl/newberryhome.html
- 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
- Salem Athenaeum - Membership library in Salem, Massachusetts, "providing an environment for the literary and cultural advancement of its members and the community."
www.salemathenaeum.org
- 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/~st.deiniols
- The Devon & 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
- 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
- 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/Library.htm
- The Highgate Literary & 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.demon.co.uk
- 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/LibraryDiv/LibraryHome.html
- 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
- The Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne - History and photographs of this subscription library offering books, magazines and CDs. Programme of free events and children's page.
www.litandphil.org.uk
- 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
- 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
- The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine - Research library in London, open to the public free of charge. Catalogues of books, archives and images.
library.wellcome.ac.uk
- 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
- 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
- Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society Library & Archive - History and description of the local history, maritime and geological collections of this English learned society.
www.durain.demon.co.uk/landa
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