List of libraries in Norway

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This is a list of libraries in Norway.

Libraries by region

Central

• Gunnerus Library, Trondheim
• NTNU University Library  [ Wikidata ], Trondheim ^[1]
• Trøndelag County Library ^[2]

Eastern

• BI Norwegian School of Business Library  [ Wikidata ], Oslo
• County library of Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold ^[1]
• Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Library, Elverum ^[3]
• International Library of Fashion Research, Oslo
• Library of the Norwegian Parliament, Oslo ^[1]
• NMBU Library, Oslo ^[3]
• Norwegian Defence University College Library, Oslo ^[3]
• National Library of Norway, Oslo ^[4]
  • The Multilingual Library
• Norwegian Labour Movement Archives and Library, Oslo
• Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille, Oslo
• Oslo Metropolitan University Library ^[5]
• Oslo Public Library/Deichman Bibliotek ^[4]
• Telemark County Library ^[2]
• Tønsberg and Færder Public Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]
• University of Oslo Library ^[3]
• Vestfold County Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]

Northern

• Finnmark County Library ^[2]
• Nord University Library, Bodø ^[3]
• Troms County Library ^[2]
• Tromsø University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[1]

Southern

• Agder County Library ^[2]
• Agder University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[3]
• Buen kulturhus library
• Vågsbygd library  [ Wikidata ], Kristiansand
• Vennesla Library and Culture House

Western

• Bergen Public Library ^[1]
• Bergen University Library  [ Wikidata ] ^[3]
• Epos (library ship)
• Rogaland County Library ^[2]
• Sogn og Fjordane County Library  [ Wikidata ], Førde
• Stavanger University Library ^{[3] [5]}
• Western Norway University of Applied Sciences library, Bergen ^[3]

See also

• BIBSYS government entity
• Mass media in Norway
• Open access in Norway

in Norwegian

• Norwegian Library Association (in Norwegian)
• Norwegian Library Authority, 1949-2002 (in Norwegian)

References

1. "IFLA Members" (PDF), ifla.org, Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2026-01-06
2. "BaseBibliotek: Directory of Norwegian libraries", nb.no (in Norwegian), Norway: Nasjonalbiblioteket, retrieved 2026-02-03
3. "List of LIBER Libraries", libereurope.eu, Netherlands: Association of European Research Libraries/LIBER Europe, retrieved 2026-02-03
4. "EBLIDA Members", eblida.org, Netherlands: European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations, retrieved 2026-02-03
5. "Library Publishing Directory 2024", librarypublishing.org, US: Library Publishing Coalition, retrieved 2026-02-03

Further reading

• Gina Dahl (2014), Libraries and Enlightenment: Eighteenth-Century Norway and the Outer World, Denmark: Aarhus University Press

External links

• "Library Map of the World: Norway", ifla.org, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions