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The University of California operates the largest academic library system in the world. It manages more than 40.8 million print volumes [1] in 100 libraries on ten campuses. The purpose of these libraries is to assist research and instruction on the University of California campuses.
Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia: Saint Petersburg: 26.5 million [29] Berlin State Library Germany: Berlin: 23.4 million [30] 1.4 million [30] Boston Public Library United States: Boston, Massachusetts at 25 locations 22.4 million [31] US$38.9 million [32] New York State Library
The Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the largest library in the United States and second-largest library in the world with over 167 million holdings, including 39 million books and other printed recordings, 14.8 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 8.1 million pieces of sheet music, and 72 million manuscripts
As of 2024, Berkeley's library system holds materials in more than 400 languages and includes more than 14 million volumes. [1] The libraries together cover over 12 acres (49,000 m 2) of land and compose one of the largest library complexes in the world. [2]
The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles in staggered terms, and operates 72 library branches throughout the city. [5] In 1997 a local historian described it as "one of the biggest and best-regarded library systems in the nation." [6]
The University Library at Los Angeles was founded in 1883, two years after the establishment of what was then known as the California State Normal School.The library's first acquisition was Survey of Wyoming and Idaho by Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden [3] In 1910, Elizabeth Fargo began her tenure as the university's first librarian and by 1919, the University Library was operated by a staff of ...
List of largest libraries Lists of Carnegie libraries For lists of Carnegie libraries in the US by state or territory, see List of Carnegie libraries in the United States and see each state's respective article
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library (also known locally as the MLK Library or the King Library) is an 8-story [1] public library and university library, located in downtown San Jose, California, which had its grand opening on August 16, 2003. [2]