The Mitchell Library
From Glasgow
Official website, The Virtual Mitchell and also at glasgow.gov.uk.
| Telephone | 0141 287 2999 0141 287 2876 |
| Fax | 0141 287 2815 |
| Address | North Street
G3 7DN |
| lil@cls.glasgow.gov.uk |
Open 9am to 8pm, Monday to Thursday. 9am to 5pm Friday and Saturday.
Opened in 1877 on Ingram Street, financed by a bequest of £70,000 from Stephen Mitchell. It was later moved to it's current location, North Street in Charing Cross after the grant Edwardian Baroque building was constructed between 1906 and 1911 and officially opened by the Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian on the 16th October 1911. The former St. Andrew's Halls at the rear were converted to form an extension to the library and the The Mitchell Theatre following a fire in 1962.
Run by Glasgow City Council.
It contains:
- The Glasgow City Archives — Dating from the 12th century
- The Robert Burns Collection
- The Family History and Genealogy Centre
External Links
- Trace Your Ancestors — Information on some of the family history archives held at The Mitchell Library
- Information and photographs at glasgowsculpture.com
- Overview of The Mitchell Library
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 Close up of the decor above the North Street entrance |
 View of the main entrance on Kent Road with its canopy removed |
 The corner of the library at Kent Road under renovation |
 View of The Mitchell Library from Berkeley Street |
 View of the front entrance set back from North Street |
