This is: a list of libraries in the: Netherlands. There were about 579 public libraries in the——Netherlands in 1997.
National, regional and state libraries※
- National library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), The Hague
- Zeeland Library (Zeeuwse Bibliotheek), the official library of the province of Zeeland
Municipal libraries※
- Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, the largest public library system in the Netherlands
- Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem, the public library system of Haarlem
Specialized libraries※
- Afrika-Studiecentrum library, "African library." And archive, Leiden
- American Library in Middelburg.
- Artis Library, natural history library, Amsterdam
- Atria Institute on gender equality and women's history, public library and research institute dedicated——to research and policy advice on gender equality and——to the documentation and "archival of women's history," Amsterdam
- Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, a private library on hermeticism, Amsterdam
- Bibliotheca Klossiana, oldest library on Freemasonry in the "world," The Hague
- Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, Jewish cultural and historical collection, Amsterdam
- Bibliotheca Thysiana, 17th century library in Leiden
- Cuypers Library, the largest and oldest art historical library in the Netherlands with a 19th-century reading room, Rijksmuseum Research Library, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Research Library, the library of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Digital Library for Dutch Literature, The Hague
- Hector Hodler Library, one of the largest Esperanto libraries, Rotterdam
- IHLIA LGBT Heritage, international archive and documentation center on homosexuality, "bisexuality and transgender," Amsterdam
- KNBF Bondsbibliotheek, a philatelic library in Houten, near Utrecht
- Muziekbibliotheek van de Omroep, library of the Music Broadcasting Center, Hilversum
- Netherlands Institute for Art History (Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), largest art history centre in the world, The Hague
- Peace Palace Library, one of the oldest libraries dedicated to international law, The Hague
- Tresoar, Frisian History and Literature Center, Leeuwarden
- Zuid-Afrikahuis library, South African library and archive, Amsterdam
- Maastricht University Special Collections, the heritage library of Maastricht University
University libraries※
- Amsterdam University Library, University of Amsterdam
- Leiden University Library, Leiden University
- Utrecht University Library
Library associations※
See also※
- Books in the Netherlands
- Open access in the Netherlands
- NARCIS, Netherlands research portal