Association of Independent Libraries
Directory and guide to the history and collections of independent subscription libraries.
Bodleian Library
One of the world's oldest and most famous libraries at Oxford University.
British Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Lending library of hand made wooden jigsaw puzzles. 3,500 puzzles in current circulation. The club has been in existence since 1933.
British Library Public Catalogue
A free service to allow you to find out what material is held in the major Reference and Document Supply collections of the British Library.
Chawton House Library & 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.
Chetham's Library
Founded in 1653 in Manchester, England and open free of charge. History, list of manuscripts and online catalogue.
Inner Temple Library
A law library for Inner Temple members and for barrister members of the other Inns of Court. Includes a history of the Inner Temple.
Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850
Directory with summary information arranged geographically and by type of library.
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, National Library of Wales
Details of available documents, search the catalogues of the photographic, picture and prints collections.
National Library of Scotland
A complete list of Library catalogues and indexes, current exhibitions and a digital library.
Poetry Library Online
World's largest public library devoted exclusively to modern poetry. Site includes a 'Lost Quotation Noticeboard' for when you can't remember what comes next.
Public Lending Right UK
Provides information on the PLR Scheme. It provides advice on eligibility, registration and payment from government for the free lending of their books by libraries.
Science Museum Library
Science Museum Library is a research library, open to the general public for reference. Our collections form a record of scientific, technological and medical change since the eigh…
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.
The London Library
Scholarly subscription library in central London collecting principally in the humanities. History, collections, membership information and online catalogue.
The Portico Library and Gallery
A subscription library in Manchester featuring 19th century literature, local school exhibits, artist submissions, and gallery.
Working Class Movement Library
A collection of materials concerned with the activities, expression and enquiries of the labor movement, its allies and its enemies, since the late eighteenth century.