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.

Libraries of International Organizations

 * International Committee of the Red Cross Library
 * United Nations Office at 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