List of libraries in Switzerland

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.

Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne, founded in the 16th century and one of the most important public libraries in Switzerland

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Libraries of International Organizations

• International Committee of the Red Cross Library
• United Nations Library & Archives Geneva

National libraries and networks

• Swiss National Library, Bern
• Swiss Federal Archives, Bern
• Swiss National Sound Archives, Lugano
• Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
• Swiss Social Archives
• E-rara.ch
• ETH Library

Regional and city libraries

• Bibliothèque de Genève
• Burgerbibliothek of Berne
• 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

• Abbey library of Saint Gall
• Bodmer Library
• Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library
• Iron Library
• Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ)
• Kloster Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen

University libraries

• Basel University Library
• Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
• Münstergasse Library, University of Bern
• Cantonal and University Library of Fribourg

See also

• List of libraries in Austria
• List of libraries in Germany
• Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek