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List of libraries in Birmingham, West Midlands

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This is a list of libraries in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, including research, subscription, public, and other types of libraries. Some have changed names during their history, or ceased operating, or merged with other organizations.

Notably, the Birmingham City Council operates some 36 public library branches around the city as of 2026.[1]

Current professional librarianship fora include the Midlands group of the UK's Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, among others.[2] Similar groups in the past included the Birmingham and District Library Association (est.1895).[3]

Libraries

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "All libraries in Birmingham", birmingham.gov.uk, UK: Birmingham City Council, retrieved 2026-03-02
  2. ↑ "CILIP Midlands", cilip.org.uk, UK: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, retrieved 2026-03-02
  3. ↑ "Birmingham and District Branch". Library Association Record. 7: 113-114. June 1929 – via HathiTrust.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Walter Powell (January 1917). "Birmingham City Libraries". Library World. 19. London: Grafton and Company: 173+ – via HathiTrust.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Public libraries and reading and news rooms", Kelly's directory of Birmingham...1908, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd, p. 1106 – via HathiTrust
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 James Clegg, ed. (1899), "Public libraries in the United Kingdom", International directory of booksellers and bibliophile's manual, New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., pp. 234–253 – via HathiTrust
  7. ↑ "Our Libraries", independentlibraries.co.uk, UK: Independent Libraries Association, retrieved 2026-03-02
  8. ↑ James Clegg, ed. (1899), "Municipal free libraries in the United Kingdom", International directory of booksellers and bibliophile's manual, New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., pp. 207–233 – via HathiTrust
  9. ↑ J.D. Mullins (1876), Catalogue of the Shakespeare memorial library, Birmingham – via Internet Archive
  10. ↑ "Our Libraries", bcu.ac.uk, Birmingham City University, retrieved 2026-03-02
  11. ↑ "Booksellers", Kelly's directory of Birmingham...1908, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd, p. 825+ – via HathiTrust
  12. 1 2 3 "Birmingham", Libraries, museums and art galleries year book 1928-29 (6th ed.), London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1928, p. 9+ – via HathiTrust
  13. ↑ Geoffrey Forster; Alan Bell (2006), Alistair Black; Peter Hoare (eds.), "The subscription libraries and their members", Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain & Ireland Volume 3: 1850–2000, Cambridge University Press, doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521780971.014
  14. ↑ History and general directory of the borough of Birmingham, Sheffield: Francis White & Co., 1849 – via HathiTrust
  15. ↑ Robin Alston, "Libraries in England to 1850", Library History Database, archived from the original on 2009-07-15 – via Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-03-02
  17. ↑ "Members", rluk.ac.uk, London: Research Libraries UK, retrieved 2026-03-02
  18. ↑ Eric Glasgow (2002). "A History of the Birmingham University Library". Library Review. 51. UK. ISSN 0024-2535.

Further reading

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  • Library of Birmingham, "Subject: Libraries", Archives & Collections: Digital Archive, Birmingham City Council
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