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Top 5 largest libraries in the world

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The 5 largest libraries in the world by number of items held: British Library (United Kingdom), Library of Congress (United States), and more.

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  1. 1

    British Library (United Kingdom)

    200 million+ items

  2. 2

    Library of Congress (United States)

    178 million+ items

  3. 3

    Nation's Library (Turkey)

    141.7 million items

  4. 4

    Russian State Library (Russia)

    126.1 million items

  5. 5

    Shanghai Library (China)

    58 million items