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
editNational libraries and networks
editRegional and city libraries
edit- Bibliothèque de Genève[2]
- Burgerbibliothek of Berne[3]
- 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
editUniversity libraries
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ↑ "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
- ↑ "Institutions: Switzerland", europeana.eu, Netherlands: Europeana Foundation, retrieved 2026-02-23
- ↑ "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-23
Further reading
edit- Edward Edwards (1859), "Libraries of Switzerland", Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, vol. 2, London: Trübner & Co., p. 499+ – via HathiTrust
- John D. McDonald; Michael Levine-Clark, eds. (2017), "Switzerland: Libraries, Archives, and Museums", Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, vol. 7 (4th ed.), US: CRC Press, p. 4487+
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Libraries in Switzerland.
- "Library Map of the World: Switzerland", ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions