The official history of one of the oldest libraries in Europe, founded for Oxford University by Sir Thomas Bodley, a scholar and diplomat for Queen Elizabeth I.

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.

An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.

Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.

Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]

Analysis by Ben Nicholson of the Laurentian Library designed by Michelangelo in 1523, focusing on its original geometric floors.

Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]

Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.