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Carnegie Libraries of California
History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
http://carnegie-libraries.org/
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Great Buildings Online: Libraries
Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/library.html
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Tales from the Book Room: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Country House Libraries and their Books
Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries.
http://www.tu-cottbus.de/lookingforwards/pdf/11west.pdf
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The Sterling Memorial Library
Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.
http://www.library.yale.edu/gazette/
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Wikipedia: Biblioteca Joanina
The Baroque library of the University of Coimbra, built in the 18th century. An illustrated description from the collaborative online encyclopedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Joanina
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University of Cambridge History Faculty Library
Subject of a limited competition won by architect James Stirling, the library building was completed in 1968 and awarded an RIBA Gold medal. Photographs and brief description.
http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/faculty/building/
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Alvar Aalto Viipuri Library
Also referred to as Vyborg Library, Viipuri Library was designed by Alvar Aalto and completed in 1935. It is considered to be a masterpiece of International Modernism. Description, photographs and details of its restoration.
http://www.alvaraalto.fi/viipuri/building.htm
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Seattle Public Library
Arcspace's page about the innovative design for the new Central Library by architect Rem Koolhass, with brief description and photographs.
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/koolhaas/Seattle/
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Private Libraries in Ancient Rome
An essay by Jerry Fielden in 2001.
http://www.jerryfielden.com/essays/privatelibs.htm
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The State Library of Victoria
A four-part detailed history of the origins and evolution of Australia's first free public Library.
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/pastfuture/history/detailed/long1.html
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