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 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 , est.2019 Copyright law of Switzerland List of archives in Switzerland List of libraries in Austria List of libraries in Germany Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek , est.1921
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