Mitchell Library | |
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55°51′54.39″N 4°16′19.23″W / 55.8651083°N 4.2720083°W | |
Location | North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN, Scotland |
Type | Public library (Reference and lending) |
Established | 1877 (Opened 1911) (Extended 1977–80) |
Branch of | Glasgow Libraries |
Collection | |
Items collected | Books, newspapers, journals maps, multimedia, archives, microforms |
Size | Over 1,213,000 volumes |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | Open to the general public, Monday to Saturday. Lending library requires a Glasgow Libraries borrowers' card. |
Population served | 577,670 |
Other information | |
Website | The Mitchell Library |
The Mitchell Library is a large public library located in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the largest public reference library in Europe, and the centre of Glasgow's public library system.