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• - Information on this library founded by William Ewart Gladstone in 1889 for the promotion of "Divine Learning". Includes details on programmes and access to the library catalogue.
  
• - Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing, 1600-1830, in Jane Austen's former home. Online texts, history and access.
  
• - Subscription library with unique collections of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, genealogical sources, graphic images and ephemera for Irish and local studies.
  
• - Dedicated to the cultural heritage of Australian women. Description of the collections, lecture programme and membership information.
  
• - Publicly accessible collection of over 3,000 zines. Includes events schedule, online catalog, or directions.
  
• - Private lending library in London including archives relating to Highgate Village and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Description of collections and lecture programme.
  
• - A free personal library of books available by post, operating on the honor system.
  
• - Scholarly subscription library in central London collecting principally in the humanities. History, collections, membership information and online catalogue.
  
• - Features a large collection of works in the Hermetic-Christian tradition. Information on exhibitions and scholarly conferences. Online articles and visiting details.
  
• - Library of rare books and manuscripts principally in the fields of British and American history and literature, with readers' guides, events calendar, and images of some of the collection.
  
• - Lends books via the mail to those willing to pay shipping costs. Includes lists of titles and a call for donations.
  
• - Subscription lending library in London dedicated to Marxism and labour movements. Overview of collections, lecture programme and membership rates.
  
• - Women-only collection of material for and about women, including the Lesbian Archive and Information Centre. Services and facilities, newsletter and membership form.
  
• - The Mechanics' Institute Library is a general interest membership library and chess club located at 57 Post Street in San Francisco's business district.
  
• - A private, non-profit English-language library in Paris, France since 1920. Site includes information on membership, collections, services, and events.
  
• - Subscription library dedicated to the promotion of literature. Membership information, facilities and programs.
  
• - Modern Jewish history collection in London with special reference to Nazism and antisemitism. Events, facilities and history of the library.
  
• - A UK subscription library from Manchester featuring 19th century literature, local school exhibits, artist submissions, and gallery.
  
• - A branch of the American Library in Paris, offering activities, a newsletter, and access to the online catalog. Site in French and English.
  
• - Non-profit, member-supported library founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge"; online catalog, exhibit information, and grant
  
• - Independent research library concentrating in the humanities; privately funded, but free and open to the public.
  
• - Overview of the collections of this New York City club devoted to printing, bibliography and the arts of the book.
  
• - Information on this private library located in Oklahoma.
  
• - Directory and guide to the history and collections of existing subscription libraries in the United Kingdom.
  
• - An independent membership library; provides a collection of books and other materials to all who love reading, appreciate literature, and enjoy cultural discovery.
  
• - Access to the Atwater Library and Computer Centre, the Fraser-Hickson Library, the Montreal Children's Library, and the Jewish Public Library.
  
• - Subscription library with public access to the reading and reference rooms only; members may borrow books. Site includes information for members and the general public.
  
• - History and description of the local history, maritime and geological collections of this English learned society.
  
• - History and photographs of this subscription library offering books, magazines and CDs. Programme of free events and children's page.
  
• - The earliest public library in Ireland, built in 1701, with contemporary religious and scientific collections. Online catalogue.
  
• - Research library in London, open to the public free of charge. Catalogues of books, archives and images.
  
• - Official site of the oldest subscription library in Britain, founded in 1741. History of the library and the village, photographs and information for visitors.
  
• - Free educational institution in the English Lake District. Bibliographies and artefacts on natural history and local people including Beatrix Potter, Ruskin and the Lake poets.
  
• - A non-profit community-based library, learning center, educational garden, and technology center serving diverse populations in Baltimore, Maryland (US).
  
• - Book collection dating from 1799 and music library. Events, membership and location map.
  
• - A privately funded library open to the public, and sponsoring year round reading programs, special events, and guest speakers.
  
• - A membership and research library with special collections in Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American history, literature, and arts.
  
• - Research library in Massachusetts specialising in American history and culture up to 1876. History, catalogues, online exhibits and guides to the collection.
  
• - Independent subscription library with collections strong in nineteenth-century periodicals and material on South West England. Photographs, history and membership information.
  
• - Founded in 1653 in Manchester, England and open free of charge. History, list of manuscripts and online catalogue.
  
• - A non-profit subscription library based out of Geneva, Switzerland, serving the English speaking community.
  
• - Research library specializing in Colonial and Native American history.
  
• - Administered by the trustees of Amherst College, the Folger was a gift to the American people from Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily Jordan Folger in 1932. Includes news on library projects and extensive background information.
  
• - Dedicated the saving the Providence Athenaeum, one of the oldest subscription libraries in the United States, from financial ruin.