A non-profit subscription library based out of Geneva, Switzerland, serving the English speaking community.

An independent research library focusing on American history, literature, and culture through 1876.

A private, non-profit English-language library in Paris, France since 1920. Information on membership, collections, services, and events.

Directory and guide to the history and collections of independent subscription libraries.

Non-profit, member-supported library founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge"; online catalog, exhibit information, and grant applications available.

Présentation, nouvelles, biographies et catalogue, infrmations pratiques.

A free personal library of books available by post, operating on the honor system.

Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing, 1600-1830, in Jane Austen's former home. Online texts, history and access.

Founded in 1653 in Manchester, England and open free of charge. History, list of manuscripts and online catalogue.

Publicly accessible collection of over 3,000 zines. Includes events schedule, online catalog, or directions.

A privately funded library open to the public, and sponsoring year round reading programs, special events, and guest speakers.

Features a large collection of works in the Hermetic-Christian tradition. Information on exhibitions and scholarly conferences. Online articles and visiting details.

Dedicated to the cultural heritage of Australian women. Description of the collections, lecture programme and membership information.

Introduces a Tibetan culture library featuring in excess of 10,000 books as well as additional 10,000 journals, newspapers, and magazines.

Official site of the oldest subscription library in Britain, founded in 1741. History of the library and the village, photographs and information for visitors.

A membership and research library with special collections in Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American history, literature, and arts.

The earliest public library in Ireland, built in 1701, with contemporary religious and scientific collections. Online catalogue.

Subscription lending library in London dedicated to Marxism and labour movements. Overview of collections, lecture programme and membership rates.

Private library and chess club in the Financial District sponsors literary events. Online catalog and membership information.

Subscription library dedicated to the promotion of literature. Membership information, facilities and programs.

Access to the Atwater Library and Computer Centre, the Fraser-Hickson Library, the Montreal Children's Library, and the Jewish Public Library.

This noted humanities research library is privately funded but free and open to the public. It houses a non-circulating collection of rare books, maps and manuscripts.

An independent membership library; provides a collection of books and other materials to all who love reading, appreciate literature, and enjoy cultural discovery.

Information on this library founded by William Ewart Gladstone in 1889 for the promotion of "Divine Learning". Includes details on programmes and access to the library catalogue.

Free educational institution in the Lake District. Bibliographies and artefacts on natural history and local people including Beatrix Potter, Ruskin and the Lake poets.

Book collection dating from 1799 and music library. Events, membership and location map.

Home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, as well as other rare Renaissance books and manuscripts. Includes information for visitors and readers, online catalog, collection descriptions, calendar of events, online shopping, listings for exhibitions, performances and programs (including performances at the Elizabethan-style Folger Theatre), and a learning page for kids.

Overview of the collections of this New York City club devoted to printing, bibliography and the arts of the book.

Private lending library in London including archives relating to Highgate Village and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Description of collections and lecture programme.

Library of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature, with readers' guides, events calendar, and images of some of the collection.

Research library specializing in Colonial and Native American history.

Subscription library with unique collections of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, genealogical sources, graphic images and ephemera for Irish and local studies. Includes news, membership details and visitor information.

Subscription library founded 1793 with 150,000 books music CDs and opera videos. Provides free public lunchtime concerts and lectures.

Scholarly subscription library in central London collecting principally in the humanities. History, collections, membership information and online catalogue.

Subscription library with public access to the reading and reference rooms only; members may borrow books. Information for members and the general public.

A subscription library in Manchester featuring 19th century literature, local school exhibits, artist submissions, and gallery.

Modern Jewish history collection in London with special reference to Nazism and antisemitism. Events, facilities and history of the library.

A non-profit community-based library, learning center, educational garden, and technology center serving diverse populations in Baltimore, Maryland (US).

Library is based in London and is open to visitors. Provides access to catalogues and resources.

Information about the museum and its parent organisation, the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society.