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Mitchell Library

The Mitchell Library is a large public library located in the Charing Cross area of , . It is the largest public reference library in Europe, and the centre of Glasgow's public library system.
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  • Opening hours:
    Sunday: closed
    Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: libraries@glasgowlife.org.uk
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “201 North Street, Mitchell Library”, “Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, Glasgow”, and “The Mitchell”
  • Address: North Street, Glasgow
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charing Cross railway station and King’s Theatre.

Railway station
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Charing Cross is a railway station close to the centre of , , serving the district of the same name. It is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line. is situated 640 feet east of Mitchell Library.

Theater building
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The King's Theatre is located in , Scotland. It was built for Howard & Wyndham Ltd under its chairman Baillie Michael Simons as a sister theatre of their in the city and was designed by Frank Matcham, opening in 1904. is situated 800 feet east of Mitchell Library.

Museum
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owned by Glasgow City Council is a major museum and art gallery in the area of , Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. is situated 3,900 feet west of Mitchell Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandyford and Anderston.

Suburb
is an area of , . It is north of the and forms part of the western periphery of the city centre. Formerly the name of a ward under Glasgow Town Council in the first part of the 20th century, it is within a continuous area…

Suburb
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is an area within inner , Scotland. It is on the north bank of the and forms the south western edge of the city centre. Established as a village of handloom weavers in the early 18th century, was an independent burgh of barony from 1824 until it was incorporated into the City of Glasgow in 1846.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the city of , Scotland. It is situated north of the in the West End of the city, and directly borders to the north and the grounds of the to the west.

Mitchell Library

Latitude
55.86502° or 55° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
-4.27265° or 4° 16′ 22″ west
Inception
October 16th, 1911
Operator
Glasgow Life
Open location code
9C7QVP8G+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4326895
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1801309
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mitchell Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة ميتشيل”
  • Chinese: “米切尔图书馆”
  • French: “bibliothèque Mitchell”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Mitchell”
  • Hebrew: “ספריית מיטשל”
  • Japanese: “201 North Street, Mitchell Library”
  • Japanese: “Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, Glasgow”
  • Japanese: “Mitchell”
  • Japanese: “ミッチェル図書館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mitchell Library”
  • Norwegian: “Mitchell Library”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Митчелла”
  • Western Panjabi: “مچل لائیبریری”

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Highlights include Charing Cross Post Office and Charing Cross Railway Station.

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