Home and Away: Other Libraries in Glasgow

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Other Libraries in Glasgow

We have a great library here at RCS, but it may be useful to you to know about other libraries in Glasgow that you can use for comfortable study-space.

·         You can become a member of the public libraries here, which means you can borrow materials and use their electronic resources as well as our own.  

·         Local university libraries can also be used for study-space or to consult their stock; additionally, research students have some borrowing privileges (see below).

Glasgow Life (Public Libraries)

You can register with Glasgow Libraries online, and their 24/7 online research materials complement our own.  Notably, they subscribe to Proquest, which gives great subject access to the world of knowledge.  You have to be a registered reader to access their online resources.

• Registration
•  24/7 Research

Glasgow has 32 community libraries including a lending section in the Mitchell. The Mitchell itself is a large city library with extensive resources and study space.  You will also find warm, comfortable study-space in the community libraries.

·         Find a public library near where you live:- 

Which libraries are near a subway or train station?

• Subway map
• Glasgow Rail Network 

• Anniesland Library – Anniesland Train Station
• Baillieston Library – Easterhouse Train Station
• Barmulloch Library
• Bridgeton Library – Bridgeton Train Station
• Cardonald Library
• Castlemilk Library
• Couper Institute – Cathcart Train Station
• Dennistoun Library – Bellgrove Train Station
• Drumchapel Library – Drumchapel Train Station (not very near)
• Elder Park Library - Govan
• Gorbals Library – Bridge Street
• Govanhill Library – Queen’s Park Train Station
• Hillhead Library - Hillhead
• Ibrox Library - Cessnock
• Knightswood Library – Garscadden or Scotstounhill Train Station
• Langside Library – Mount Florida or Langside Train Station
• Leisure and Lifestyle @ The Mitchell – St George’s Cross (10 mins walk), Charing Cross or Anderston Train Stations
• Library at GoMA – Buchanan Street
• Library at The Bridge
• Maryhill Library – St George’s Cross (20 mins walk) or Maryhill Train Station (2 miles away)
• Milton Library
• Parkhead Library
• Partick Library – Partick or Kelvinhall, or Partick Train Station
• Pollok Library
• Pollokshaws Library – Pollokshaws West Train Station
• Pollokshields Library - Pollokshields East and Pollokshields West Train Stations
• Possilpark Library – Possilpark, Parkhouse or Ashfield Train Stations.
• Riddrie Library 
• Royston Library
• Shettleston Library – Carntyne Train Station
• Springburn Library – Springburn Train Station
• Whiteinch Library
• Woodside Library – St George’s Cross or Charing Cross Train Station

University Libraries and the National Library of Scotland

• Scottish students can study in any Scottish University Library - be sure to take your RCS ID card with you - and research students can borrow through a facility called Sconul Access
• Glasgow Caledonian University: GCU Library atSaltire Centre Buchanan Street or Cowcaddens, also Glasgow Queen Street Train Station 
• Glasgow School of Art   - Cowcaddens
• Glasgow University Library  – Hillhead
• Strathclyde University Library (TheAndersonian)  – Buchanan Street, or High Street or Queen Street Train Stations
• University of the West of Scotland  – Paisley Train Station
• National Library at Kelvin Hall (Access their electronic resources on-site) - Kelvinhall (or visit the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh)

 Glasgow Women's Library  In a class of its own, not far from Bridgeton Train Station.


The information in this blogpost is also available via the Library pages on the RCS Portal (Virtual Learning Environment).