Carnegie Libraries of California
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.

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

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

Researching the Fabric and Fittings of the Historic Library in the British Isles
Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]

Tales from the Book Room: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Country House Libraries and their Books
Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]

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

Bodleian Library
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.

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