Carnegie Libraries of Scotland

An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g.blaikie/

Carnegie Libraries of California

History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect.
http://carnegie-libraries.org/

Great Buildings Online: Libraries

Photographs, dates and discussions of a selection of the world's most outstanding library buildings from ancient to modern, with references.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/library.html

Researching the Fabric and Fittings of the Historic Library in the British Isles

Methodology for recording information on library buildings, including a bibliography. [PDF]
http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/lhg/hbuildings.pdf

Tales from the Book Room: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Country House Libraries and their Books

Conference paper by Susie West on the absence of contextual information in the historiography of private libraries. [PDF]
http://www.tu-cottbus.de/lookingforwards/pdf/11west.pdf

The Sterling Memorial Library

Contemporary description and photographs from the April 1931 issue of the Yale Library Gazette.
http://www.library.yale.edu/gazette/

Bodleian Library

The official history of one of the oldest libraries in Europe, founded for Oxford University by Sir Thomas Bodley, a scholar and diplomat for Queen Elizabeth I.
http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/campaign/history.html

Sacred Geometry

Analysis by Ben Nicholson of the Laurentian Library designed by Michelangelo in 1523, focusing on its original geometric floors.
http://bennicholson.com/ma/mahome.htm