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Yale Library United States: New Haven, Connecticut, one location for students, staff and no free borrowing access to the public 15.2 million [42] National Library of Iran Iran: Tehran: 15.0 million [43] Hong Kong Public Library Hong Kong: Hong Kong: 11.36 million [44] HK$776.2 million [45]
The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. [3] It is one of the largest libraries in the world.It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries.
The library, which is estimated to have cost £188.8 million, [1] is viewed by the Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the city's redevelopment. It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, [3] the largest public cultural space in Europe, [4] [5] [6] and the largest regional library in Europe.
It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, [362] the largest public cultural space in Europe, [363] [364] [365] and the largest regional library in Europe. [366] 2,414,860 visitors came to the library in 2014 making it the 10th most popular visitor attraction in the UK. [367]
In 2011 the Library launched its Student Prize, a writing competition open to final-year undergraduates at higher education institutions in the UK. The theme was "The future of Britain lies with the right-hand side of the brain", and the winner was announced in March 2012 as Ben Mason, a student at Trinity College, Oxford. [46]
The Jubilee Library is the largest running public library in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The Jubilee Library forms part of the Jubilee Square development in central Brighton, as a £50 million endeavour to regenerate a 40-year-old brownfield site .
The Bodleian Library (/ ˈ b ɒ d l i ən, b ɒ d ˈ l iː ən /) is the main research library of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 13 million printed items, [1] it is the second-largest library in Britain after the British Library. [2]
Barbican Library: Public lending library with special collections in arts and music; Restaurants: 3; Conference halls: 7; Trade exhibition halls: 2; Informal performance spaces; The second-floor library is one of the five City of London libraries. It is one of the largest public libraries in London and has a separate arts library, a large music ...