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.
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​
Argyll and Bute
None
​
Barking and Dagenham
None
​
Barnet
Loans, locations, and visitors. Not updated for couple of years
​Open Data Portal​
Barnsley
None
​
Bath and North East Somerset
Loans (2014), libraries, mobile libraries
​Bath: Hacked open data​
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​
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
None
​
Brighton and Hove
Location of libraries
​Council Website​
Bristol City
None
​
Bromley
None
​
Buckinghamshire
None
​
Bury
None
​
Caerphilly
Locations of libraries
​Council Website​
Calderdale
Locations, visits, running costs, reading groups
​Dataworks portal​
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​
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​
Dudley
None
​
Dumfries and Galloway
None
​
Dundee City
None
​
Durham
Locations of libraries
​Data.gov.uk​
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​
Edinburgh
Locations of libraries and  mobile library stops
​Edinburgh Open Data​
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​
Halton
None
​
Hammersmith and Fulham
None
​
Hampshire
Locations of libraries
​Council website​
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 data.gov.uk​
Kingston
Overdue library items
​Council website​
Kingston upon Hull
None
​
Kirklees
None
​
Knowsley
None
​
Lambeth
None
​
Lancashire
None
​
Leeds
Library locations, loans, visits
​Data Mill North​
Leicester City
None
​
Leicestershire
None
​
Lewisham
None
​
Lincolnshire
None
​
Liverpool
None
​
Luton
None
​
Manchester
Key performance information 2016
​Manchester Open Data website​
Medway
None
​
Merthyr Tydfil
None
​
Merton
None
​
Middlesbrough
None
​
Midlothian
None
​
Milton Keynes
Library locations
​MK DataHub​
Monmouthshire
None
​
Moray
None
​
Neath Port Talbot
None
​
Newcastle
Library locations, usage, loans, titles in catalogue, items in catalogue, energy consumption
​Council website GitHub​
Newham
None
​
Newport
None
​
Norfolk
Library locations
​Data.gov.uk​
North Ayrshire
Library locations
​Data.gov.uk​
North East Lincolnshire
None
​
North Lanarkshire
None
​
North Lincolnshire
None
​
North Somerset
Library locations, mobile library stops and days
​DataShare North Somerset​
North Tyneside
None
​
North Yorkshire
Library locations, PC sessions
​Data North Yorkshire​
Northamptonshire
None
​
Northumberland
None
​
Nottingham City
Library locations
​Open Data Nottingham​
Nottinghamshire
None
​
Northern Ireland
Library locations
​OpenDataNI​
Oldham
Library locations
​Data.gov.uk​
Orkney
None
​
Oxfordshire
None
​
Pembrokeshire
None
​
Perth and Kinross
None
​
Peterborough
None
​
Plymouth
Library locations
​Plymouth.TheData.Place​
Poole
None
​
Portsmouth
None
​
Powys
None
​
Reading
None
​
Redbridge
Library issues, visits and usage data 2012-13
​DataShare Redbridge​
Redcar & Cleveland
None
​
Renfrewshire
None
​
Rhondda Cynon Taf
None
​
Richmond
None
​
Rochdale
None
​
Rotherham
None
​
Rutland
None
​
Salford
Library locations
​Salford Data Quay​
Sandwell
None
​
Scottish Borders
None
​
Sefton
None
​
Sheffield
None
​
Shetland
None
​
Shropshire
Library locations
​Data.gov.uk​
Slough
None
​
Solihull
None
​
Somerset
None
​
South Ayrshire
New titles (RSS)
​Council website​
South Gloucestershire
None
​
South Lanarkshire
None
​
South Tyneside
None
​
Southampton
None
​
Southend on Sea
Library locations
​Data.gov.uk​
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​
Sutton
Locations of libraries, catalogue API (not working?)
​Data.gov.uk​
Swansea
None
​
Swindon
None
​
Tameside
None
​
Telford and Wrekin
Issues, visits, enquiries, computers, hours, premises, costs.
​Council site​
Thurrock
Locations of libraries
​Data.gov.uk​
Torbay
None
​
Torfaen
None
​
Tower Hamlets
None
​
Trafford
Library loans by category
​Data.gov.uk​
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​
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​
Windsor & Maidenhead
None
​
Wirral
None
​
Wokingham
None
​
Wolverhampton
Locations of libraries
​Data.gov.uk​
Worcestershire
None
​
Wrexham
None
​
York City
Locations of library, Library visits
​Data.gov.uk​

Last modified 5yr ago

Authority	Datasets	Link
Aberdeen City	None
Aberdeenshire	None
Sir Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey	None
Angus	Mobile libraries timetable	Open Data Portal
Argyll and Bute	None
Barking and Dagenham	None
Barnet	Loans, locations, and visitors. Not updated for couple of years	Open Data Portal
Barnsley	None
Bath and North East Somerset	Loans (2014), libraries, mobile libraries	Bath: Hacked open data
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
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend	None
Brighton and Hove	Location of libraries	Council Website
Bristol City	None
Bromley	None
Buckinghamshire	None
Bury	None
Caerphilly	Locations of libraries	Council Website
Calderdale	Locations, visits, running costs, reading groups	Dataworks portal
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
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
Dudley	None
Dumfries and Galloway	None
Dundee City	None
Durham	Locations of libraries	Data.gov.uk
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
Edinburgh	Locations of libraries and mobile library stops	Edinburgh Open Data
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
Halton	None
Hammersmith and Fulham	None
Hampshire	Locations of libraries	Council website
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 data.gov.uk
Kingston	Overdue library items	Council website
Kingston upon Hull	None
Kirklees	None
Knowsley	None
Lambeth	None
Lancashire	None
Leeds	Library locations, loans, visits	Data Mill North
Leicester City	None
Leicestershire	None
Lewisham	None
Lincolnshire	None
Liverpool	None
Luton	None
Manchester	Key performance information 2016	Manchester Open Data website
Medway	None
Merthyr Tydfil	None
Merton	None
Middlesbrough	None
Midlothian	None
Milton Keynes	Library locations	MK DataHub
Monmouthshire	None
Moray	None
Neath Port Talbot	None
Newcastle	Library locations, usage, loans, titles in catalogue, items in catalogue, energy consumption	Council website GitHub
Newham	None
Newport	None
Norfolk	Library locations	Data.gov.uk
North Ayrshire	Library locations	Data.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire	None
North Lanarkshire	None
North Lincolnshire	None
North Somerset	Library locations, mobile library stops and days	DataShare North Somerset
North Tyneside	None
North Yorkshire	Library locations, PC sessions	Data North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire	None
Northumberland	None
Nottingham City	Library locations	Open Data Nottingham
Nottinghamshire	None
Northern Ireland	Library locations	OpenDataNI
Oldham	Library locations	Data.gov.uk
Orkney	None
Oxfordshire	None
Pembrokeshire	None
Perth and Kinross	None
Peterborough	None
Plymouth	Library locations	Plymouth.TheData.Place
Poole	None
Portsmouth	None
Powys	None
Reading	None
Redbridge	Library issues, visits and usage data 2012-13	DataShare Redbridge
Redcar & Cleveland	None
Renfrewshire	None
Rhondda Cynon Taf	None
Richmond	None
Rochdale	None
Rotherham	None
Rutland	None
Salford	Library locations	Salford Data Quay
Sandwell	None
Scottish Borders	None
Sefton	None
Sheffield	None
Shetland	None
Shropshire	Library locations	Data.gov.uk
Slough	None
Solihull	None
Somerset	None
South Ayrshire	New titles (RSS)	Council website
South Gloucestershire	None
South Lanarkshire	None
South Tyneside	None
Southampton	None
Southend on Sea	Library locations	Data.gov.uk
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
Sutton	Locations of libraries, catalogue API (not working?)	Data.gov.uk
Swansea	None
Swindon	None
Tameside	None
Telford and Wrekin	Issues, visits, enquiries, computers, hours, premises, costs.	Council site
Thurrock	Locations of libraries	Data.gov.uk
Torbay	None
Torfaen	None
Tower Hamlets	None
Trafford	Library loans by category	Data.gov.uk
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
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
Windsor & Maidenhead	None
Wirral	None
Wokingham	None
Wolverhampton	Locations of libraries	Data.gov.uk
Worcestershire	None
Wrexham	None
York City	Locations of library, Library visits	Data.gov.uk