# Public Library Data What open data is currently available for libraries? Here's a selection of links that may inform discussions (or workshops) on the day. If there's any library data we've missed, please [let us know](mailto:info@datatreaders.co.uk). ## Public Libraries UK | Authority | Datasets | Link | | --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Aberdeen City | None | | | Aberdeenshire | None | | | Sir Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey | None | | | Angus | Mobile libraries timetable | [Open Data Portal](http://opendata.angus.gov.uk/dataset/angusalive-mobile-libraries) | | Argyll and Bute | None | | | Barking and Dagenham | None | | | Barnet | Loans, locations, and visitors. Not updated for couple of years | [Open Data Portal](https://open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset?q=libraries) | | Barnsley | None | | | Bath and North East Somerset | Loans (2014), libraries, mobile libraries | [Bath: Hacked open data](https://data.bathhacked.org/browse?q=libraries\&sortBy=relevance) | | Bedford | None | | | Bexley | None | | | Birmingham | None | | | Blackburn with Darwen | None | | | Blackpool | None | | | Blaenau Gwent | None | | | Bolton | None | | | Bournemouth | None | | | Bracknell Forest | None | | | Bradford | None | | | Brent | Active borrowers included in Ward Profiles | [Brent Intelligence](https://intelligence.brent.gov.uk/Pages/Search.aspx?k=libraries) | | Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend | None | | | Brighton and Hove | Location of libraries | [Council Website](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/council-and-democracy/council-finance-and-data) | | Bristol City | None | | | Bromley | None | | | Buckinghamshire | None | | | Bury | None | | | Caerphilly | Locations of libraries | [Council Website](http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/My-Council/Data-protection-and-freedom-of-information/Datasets/Libraries-datasets) | | Calderdale | Locations, visits, running costs, reading groups | [Dataworks portal](https://dataworks.calderdale.gov.uk/dataset?q=libraries) | | Cambridgeshire | None | | | Camden | None | | | Caerdydd - Cardiff | None | | | Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire | None | | | Central Bedfordshire | None | | | Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion | None | | | Cheshire East | None | | | Cheshire West and Chester | Library addresses | [Council Website](http://inside.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/find_out_more/datasets_and_statistics/opendata/libraries) | | City of London | None | | | Clackmannanshire | None | | | Conwy | None | | | Cornwall | None | | | Coventry | None | | | Croydon | None | | | Cumbria | None | | | Darlington | None | | | Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire | None | | | Derby City | None | | | Derbyshire | None | | | Devon | None | | | Doncaster | None | | | Dorset | County library blog RSS feed | [Council Website](https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/opendata/rss) | | Dudley | None | | | Dumfries and Galloway | None | | | Dundee City | None | | | Durham | Locations of libraries | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/public-libraries) | | Ealing | None | | | East Ayrshire | None | | | East Dunbartonshire | None | | | East Lothian | None | | | East Renfrewshire | None | | | East Riding of Yorkshire | None | | | East Sussex | Locations of libraries and mobile library stops | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=libraries\&publisher=east-sussex-county-council) | | Edinburgh | Locations of libraries and mobile library stops | [Edinburgh Open Data](https://github.com/librarieshacked/voyage-of-the-data-treader/tree/7d3259dbc20ba3084b87a0927511f7e62394dfb7/data.edinburghopendata.info/dataset?q=libraries/README.md) | | Enfield | None | | | Essex | None | | | Falkirk | None | | | Fife | None | | | Sir y Fflint - Flintshire | None | | | Gateshead | None | | | Glasgow | None | | | Gloucestershire | None | | | Greenwich | None | | | Gwynedd | None | | | Hackney | Locations of libraries | [MapHackney](http://www.map.hackney.gov.uk/lbhackneymap/) | | Halton | None | | | Hammersmith and Fulham | None | | | Hampshire | Locations of libraries | [Council website](https://www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil/informationandstats/opendata/opendatasearch/libraries) | | Haringey | None | | | Harrow | None | | | Hartlepool | None | | | Havering | None | | | Herefordshire | None | | | Hertfordshire | None | | | Highland | None | | | Hillingdon | None | | | Hillingdon | None | | | Hounslow | None | | | Inverclyde | None | | | Isle of Wight | None | | | Islington | None | | | Kensington and Chelsea | None | | | Kent | Use of Libraries, location of libraries (Data.gov.uk) | [Council website](https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/information-and-data/data-about-the-council/statistics-for-libraries-registrations-and-archives) [data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/kent-county-council-libraries1) | | Kingston | Overdue library items | [Council website](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/info/200278/freedom_of_information/874/open_data_data_sets_and_the_transparency_code) | | Kingston upon Hull | None | | | Kirklees | None | | | Knowsley | None | | | Lambeth | None | | | Lancashire | None | | | Leeds | Library locations, loans, visits | [Data Mill North](https://datamillnorth.org/publisher/leedscitycouncil) | | Leicester City | None | | | Leicestershire | None | | | Lewisham | None | | | Lincolnshire | None | | | Liverpool | None | | | Luton | None | | | Manchester | Key performance information 2016 | [Manchester Open Data website](http://www.manchester.gov.uk/open/downloads/file/361/libraries_key_performance_information_-_2016) | | Medway | None | | | Merthyr Tydfil | None | | | Merton | None | | | Middlesbrough | None | | | Midlothian | None | | | Milton Keynes | Library locations | [MK DataHub](https://datahub.mksmart.org/data-catalogue/?txt=libraries) | | Monmouthshire | None | | | Moray | None | | | Neath Port Talbot | None | | | Newcastle | Library locations, usage, loans, titles in catalogue, items in catalogue, energy consumption | [Council website](https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/your-council-and-democracy/open-data-and-access-information/open-data/data-sets/libraries-data-sets) [GitHub](https://github.com/ToonLibraries) | | Newham | None | | | Newport | None | | | Norfolk | Library locations | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/norfolk-libraries) | | North Ayrshire | Library locations | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/libraries12) | | North East Lincolnshire | None | | | North Lanarkshire | None | | | North Lincolnshire | None | | | North Somerset | Library locations, mobile library stops and days | [DataShare North Somerset](http://data.n-somerset.gov.uk/View/culture-leisure-and-heritage) | | North Tyneside | None | | | North Yorkshire | Library locations, PC sessions | [Data North Yorkshire](http://hub.datanorthyorkshire.org/dataset/libraries#) | | Northamptonshire | None | | | Northumberland | None | | | Nottingham City | Library locations | [Open Data Nottingham](http://www.opendatanottingham.org.uk/dataset.aspx?id=1) | | Nottinghamshire | None | | | Northern Ireland | Library locations | [OpenDataNI](https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/library-locations-ni) | | Oldham | Library locations | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/libraries9) | | Orkney | None | | | Oxfordshire | None | | | Pembrokeshire | None | | | Perth and Kinross | None | | | Peterborough | None | | | Plymouth | Library locations | [Plymouth.TheData.Place](https://plymouth.thedata.place/dataset/plymouth-libraries-wgs84) | | Poole | None | | | Portsmouth | None | | | Powys | None | | | Reading | None | | | Redbridge | Library issues, visits and usage data 2012-13 | [DataShare Redbridge](http://data.redbridge.gov.uk/view/culture-and-leisure) | | Redcar & Cleveland | None | | | Renfrewshire | None | | | Rhondda Cynon Taf | None | | | Richmond | None | | | Rochdale | None | | | Rotherham | None | | | Rutland | None | | | Salford | Library locations | [Salford Data Quay](https://salforddataquay.uk/dataset/libraries-in-salford) | | Sandwell | None | | | Scottish Borders | None | | | Sefton | None | | | Sheffield | None | | | Shetland | None | | | Shropshire | Library locations | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/libraries) | | Slough | None | | | Solihull | None | | | Somerset | None | | | South Ayrshire | New titles (RSS) | [Council website](http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/opendata/) | | South Gloucestershire | None | | | South Lanarkshire | None | | | South Tyneside | None | | | Southampton | None | | | Southend on Sea | Library locations | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/southend-libraries) | | Southwark | None | | | St Helens | None | | | Staffordshire | None | | | Stirling | None | | | Stockport | None | | | Stockton | None | | | Stoke on Trent | None | | | Suffolk | None | | | Sunderland | None | | | Surrey | Library locations | [Council website](http://data.surreycc.gov.uk/data/people-and-community/libraries) | | Sutton | Locations of libraries, catalogue API (not working?) | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=libraries\&publisher=london-borough-of-sutton) | | Swansea | None | | | Swindon | None | | | Tameside | None | | | Telford and Wrekin | Issues, visits, enquiries, computers, hours, premises, costs. | [Council site](http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/3870/library_services_data) | | Thurrock | Locations of libraries | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=libraries\&publisher=thurrock-council) | | Torbay | None | | | Torfaen | None | | | Tower Hamlets | None | | | Trafford | Library loans by category | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=libraries\&publisher=trafford-council) | | Vale of Glamorgan | None | | | Wakefield | None | | | Walsall | None | | | Waltham Forest | None | | | Wandsworth | None | | | Warrington | None | | | Warwickshire | Locations of libraries, new items in catalogue, library visits/loans/PC bookings | [Warwickshire open data](https://apps.warwickshire.gov.uk/OpenData/datasets) | | West Berkshire | None | | | West Dunbartonshire | None | | | West Lothian | None | | | West Sussex | None | | | Western Isles | None | | | Westminster | None | | | Wigan | None | | | Wiltshire | Library news RSS | [Library news RSS](http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/librarynewsrss.xml) | | Windsor & Maidenhead | None | | | Wirral | None | | | Wokingham | None | | | Wolverhampton | Locations of libraries | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/wolverhampton-libraries) | | Worcestershire | None | | | Wrexham | None | | | York City | Locations of library, Library visits | [Data.gov.uk](https://data.gov.uk/data/search?q=libraries\&publisher=city-of-york-council) | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://librarydata.gitbook.io/voyage/voyage-of-the-data-treader/public-library-data.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.