List of libraries in Switzerland
Appearance
This is a list of libraries in Switzerland. The Swiss National Library (at 5.1 million volumes) and Basel University library (at 3.1 million volumes) are the country's largest. Switzerland also has a comprehensive public system with 2,344 branches holding a total of 28 million volumes. Important specialized institutions include the Swiss Federal Archives and the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Libraries of International Organizations
[edit]National libraries and networks
[edit]- Swiss National Library, Bern
- Swiss Federal Archives, Bern
- Swiss National Sound Archives, Lugano
- Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
- Swiss Social Archives
- E-rara.ch
- ETH Library
Regional and city libraries
[edit]- Bibliothèque de Genève
- Burgerbibliothek of Berne
- Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich
- RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland)
- St. Moritz Library
- Staatsarchiv Zürich
- Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich
- Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern
- Zentralbibliothek Zürich
- Cantonal and University Library of Fribourg
Specialized libraries
[edit]- Abbey library of Saint Gall
- Bodmer Library
- Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library
- Iron Library
- Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ)
- Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen
University libraries
[edit]- Basel University Library
- Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
- Münstergasse Library, University of Bern
- Cantonal and University Library of Fribourg