This is a list of libraries in the Netherlands. There were about 579 public libraries in the Netherlands in 1997.[1] Dutch National Library (The Hague) National, regional and state libraries Zeeland Library National library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), The Hague Zeeland Library (Zeeuwse Bibliotheek), the official library of the province of Zeeland Municipal libraries Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, the largest public library system in the Netherlands Stadsbibliotheek Haarlem, the public library system of Haarlem Specialized libraries Bibliotheca Thysiana, a library in Leiden from the 17th century Afrika-Studiecentrum library, African library and archive, Leiden American Library in Middelburg. Artis Library, natural history library, Amsterdam Atria Institute on gender equality and women's history, public library and research institute dedicated to research and policy advice on gender equality and to the documentation and archival of women's history, Amsterdam Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, a private library on hermeticism, Amsterdam Bibliotheca Klossiana, oldest library on Freemasonry in the world, The Hague Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, Jewish cultural and historical collection, Amsterdam Bibliotheca Thysiana, 17th century library in Leiden Cuypers Library, the largest and oldest art historical library in the Netherlands with a 19th-century reading room, Rijksmuseum Research Library, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Research Library, the library of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Digital Library for Dutch Literature, The Hague Hector Hodler Library, one of the largest Esperanto libraries, Rotterdam IHLIA LGBT Heritage, international archive and documentation center on homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender, Amsterdam KNBF Bondsbibliotheek, a philatelic library in Houten, near Utrecht Muziekbibliotheek van de Omroep, library of the Music Broadcasting Center, Hilversum Netherlands Institute for Art History (Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), largest art history centre in the world, The Hague Peace Palace Library, one of the oldest libraries dedicated to international law, The Hague Tresoar, Frisian History and Literature Center, Leeuwarden Zuid-Afrikahuis library, South African library and archive, Amsterdam Maastricht University Special Collections, the heritage library of Maastricht University University libraries Amsterdam University Library, University of Amsterdam Leiden University Library, Leiden University Utrecht University Library Library associations Netherlands Public Library Association See also Books in the Netherlands Open access in the Netherlands NARCIS, Netherlands research portal References [1]"Libraries and museums - Netherlands". External links Netherlands Public Library Association Consortium of Dutch University Libraries Libraries in the Netherlands Bibliotheca Klossiana in Dutch Atria Institute Cuypers LibraryWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.