This sortable list of largest libraries includes libraries that, as measured in 2008 or subsequently, store 10 million or more items. All figures are based on data published by the libraries themselves. As there are no universally accepted standards for measuring stock, libraries may have counted their holdings in different ways, and the figures given may not be directly comparable.
List
| Name | Country | Location and notes | Catalogued size (number of items) | Visitors per year | Budget | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Library | United Kingdom | London and Boston Spa | 200 million+ | 1.75 million | £162.5 million | 1,977 |
| Library of Congress | United States | Washington, D.C. | 178 million+ | 1.9 million | US$875.4 million | 3,149 |
| Nation's Library | Turkey | Ankara | 141.7 million | 1.9 million | US$24.25 million | 1,389 |
| Russian State Library | Russia | Moscow | 126.1 million | 498,000 | ₽2.7 billion | 1,613 |
| Shanghai Library | China | Shanghai | 58 million | |||
| New York Public Library | United States | 92 locations in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx and Staten Island (2nd largest number of locations in North America). | 55 million | 18 million | US$250 million | 3,000 |
| National Library of China | China | Beijing | 44.24 million | 5.2 million | 1,365 | |
| National Diet Library | Japan | Tokyo and Kyoto | 44.1 million | 791,370 | ¥21.8 billion | 908 |
| German National Library | Germany | Leipzig and Frankfurt | 43.7 million | 350,713 | €57.6 million | 639 |
| Royal Library, Denmark | Denmark | Copenhagen and Aarhus | 42.5 million (physical items, excl. digital) | 1.45 million | 523.8 million kr | 800+ |
| Bibliothèque nationale de France | France | Paris | 41.66 million | 1.3 million | €254 million | 2,668 |
| University of California Libraries | United States | Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. Restricted to students, faculty or visitors who buy a membership. | 40.8 million | US$295 million | 2,000+ | |
| University of Illinois Library | United States | Urbana, Illinois, restricted to students and faculty. [citation needed] | 38 million | US$48.7 million | ||
| National Library of Russia | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 36.5 million | 1 million | ₽569.2 million | 1,850 |
| Bavarian State Library | Germany | Munich | 34.4 million | 1.1 million | €59.1 million | 805 |
| Biblioteca Nacional de España | Spain | Madrid | 33.1 million | €29.2 million | 482 | |
| Library and Archives Canada | Canada | Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Vancouver. Largely a free reference library. | 27 million | CAD165 million | 853 | |
| Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 26.5 million | |||
| Berlin State Library | Germany | Berlin | 23.4 million | 1.4 million | ||
| Boston Public Library | United States | Boston, Massachusetts at 26 locations. | 22.4 million | US$38.9 million | ||
| New York State Library | United States | Albany, New York at 1 location. [citation needed] | 20 million | |||
| Harvard Library | United States | Cambridge, Massachusetts, restricted to students and faculty or their guests.[citation needed] | 18.9 million | 922 | ||
| National Library of Sweden | Sweden | Stockholm | 18 million | 364.5 million kr | ||
| University of Michigan Library | United States | Ann Arbor, Michigan, at one location largely. Free borrowing for staff, students, and native and indigenous people. All others may purchase borrowing rights. | 16.1 million | |||
| University of Toronto Libraries | Canada | Toronto, at 40 locations largely restricted to university staff and students.[citation needed] | 16 million | CA$125 million | ||
| Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine | Ukraine | Kyiv | 15.5 million | 500,000 | 50.3 million ₴ | 900 |
| Yale Library | United States | New Haven, Connecticut, one location for students, staff and no free borrowing access to the public.[citation needed] | 15.2 million | |||
| National Library of Iran | Iran | Tehran | 15.0 million | |||
| University of Chicago Library | United States | Chicago | 14.2 million | 1.1 million | ||
| National Library of Scotland | Scotland | Edinburgh and Glasgow | 14 million | |||
| Hong Kong Public Library | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 11.36 million | HK$776.2 million | ||
| Toronto Public Library | Canada | 100 locations in Toronto | 10.5 million | 13.4 million | CA$252,300,000 | 2,500 |
| National Library of Poland | Poland | Warsaw | 10.6 million |
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