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MASONIC LIBRARIES


Below are some info and links to some Masonic Libraries.  If you know of others, please email me their links.

EUROPE

UNITED STATES

LINKS ONLY

Library of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Livingston Masonic Library, New York

Luxor Press, Inc.


EUROPE

United Grand Lodge of England  

Library and Museum
60, Great Queen Street
London WC2B 5AZ
England

tel: 0171 831 9811

  • around 40,000 books

  • Open 9:30 am - 5 pm, Masons and general public

Berkshire Provincial Grand Lodge Library and Museum  

Berkshire Masonic Center
Mole Rd., Sindlesham
Berkshire RG41 5DB
England

tel: 01189 795 104

e-mail: robin@berkspgl.demon.co.uk

  • around 12,000 books; special collection of research journals, soon available in a database form

  • 9:00 am - 9:00 pm, open to all


UNITED STATES

Institute for Masonic Studies, The Grand Lodge of California  

1111 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94108-2284
USA

tel: 415-776 7000

e-mail: IMS@freemason.org

  • 10,000 books, hermetic and esoteric sciences; genealogy (non-Masonic)
  • open 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, all may visit, only California Masons may borrow

Scottish Rite Library  

House of the Temple
1733 16th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20009
USA

tel: 202-232 3579

e-mail: jkleink@capcon.net

  • 193,000 books, Robert Burns, Lincoln Collection
  • open 8:00 am - 3:30 pm to Masons and general public

Library of the Grand Lodge of Iowa  

P. O. Box 279
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
USA

tel: 319-365 1438

  • 100,000 books, Abraham Lincoln, Robert Burns, A. E. Waite
  • open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, to Masons and general public

Grand Lodge of Kansas Library  

320 SW 8th St.
Topeka, KS 66603-3912
USA

tel: 785-234 5518

e-mail: ksafam@juno.com

  • 13,000 books, Masonic information
  • open 8:00 am - 4:30 pm to Masons and general public

Samuel Crocker Lawrence Library of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts  

186 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02111
USA

tel: 617-426 6040, ext. 220/221

e-mail: glmasonsma@aol.com

  • 119,000 books; large collection of Masonic works in several languages with particular depth in 18th and 19th century materials. Large collection on anti-Masonry.
  • open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Masons and general public

Museum of our National Heritage Library Northern Masonic Jurisdiction  

33 Marrett Rd.
Lexington, MA 02173
USA

tel: 781-861 6559 ext. 127

web site: http://www.mnh.org/

  • 58,500 books on Freemasonry, American Revolution, Americana, Museum-library studies
  • open 10:00 am - 4:45 pm, to Masons and non-Masons

Walter Parsons Memorial Library and Museum  

902 Jacksonville Rd
Burlington, NJ 08016
USA

tel: 609-239 3950

  • 27,150 books
  • open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, to Masons and general public

Chancellor Livingstone Masonic Library Grand Lodge of New York  

71 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4171
USA

tel: 212-337 6620

e-mail: Livmalib@pipeline.com

  • 64,500 books on Freemasonry, Esoteric Philosophy, State History
  • open Mon-Wed-Fri 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Tue 12:00 - 8:00 pm, Masons and general public

Masonic Library and Museum of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania  

1 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-2520
USA

tel: 215-988 1932

web site: http://www.pagrandlodge.org/

  • 70,000 books on Freemasonry, Religion and anti-Masonry
  • open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

George Washington Masonic National Memorial Library  

101 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA 22301
USA

tel: 703-729 3295

e-mail: mlc@crosslink.net

  • 20,000 books; Early Freemasonry, Preston, Webb, Cross, Early French Masonic books, US Civil War, George Washington, US History, Comparative Religion, Allen Roberts' books.
  • open Sat and Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm to Masons and general public

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