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Public libraries in Switzerland
Database of public libraries in Switzerland: 127 records with address and coordinates, postal code, phone numbers, website, email, social media, opening hours and chain — in all cantons, one file for 20 €. Also separately: a canton or a city — a share of the price of the category, from 10 €. Part of the “Associations, churches and authorities” sector.
How many public libraries are there in Switzerland?
127 records
As of November 9, 2026, our database contains 127 records in the “Public library” category in Switzerland — <1% of the “Associations, churches and authorities” sector. That is 1.4 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Vaud (25), Zurich (25) and Ticino (24). 31 (24%) belong to chains; the largest are Box Books Biblio Troc (9), lauschig (4) and Bibliothek (3).
B2B contacts of public libraries in Switzerland: contents
How often the fields are filled in this category.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | text, as in the listing | 100% | |
| Sector and category | e.g. Health and medicine · Dentist | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Orthodontist, Dental hygienist” | 4% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 99% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 100% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 60 | 48% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 3% | |
| Website | URL | 63% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 50 | 22% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 33% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 68% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 24% |
List of public libraries in Switzerland: data sample
Rows from the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone number, website or email: the contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 companies a day.
| Company | City | Phone | Website and email | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LA lauschig BüchertauschUnterer Deutweg 91, 8400 Winterthur
Public library
Chain: lauschig |
WinterthurZurich |
mobile |
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BI BibliothèqueChem. des Ecoliers 111, 1913 Saillon
Public library
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SaillonValais | |||
PU Pully Public LibraryChem. du Fau-Blanc 15, 1009 Pully
Public library
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PullyVaud | |||
LI Library Des AvanchetsRue du Grand Bay 21, 1220 Vernier
Public library
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VernierGeneva | |||
GE GemeindebibliothekChurerstrasse 5, 9470 Buchs
Public library
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BuchsSt. Gallen | |||
BI Biblioteca SfogliareVia San Maurizio c/o Istituto scolastico comunale casella postale 307, 6934 Bioggio
Public library
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BioggioTicino | |||
MA Maihof BibliothekSchulhausstrasse 10, 8834 Schindellegi
Public library
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SchindellegiSchwyz | |||
Mediothek PHBern (ehemals Schulwarte)Helvetiapl. 2, 3005 Bern
Public library
Chain: PHBern |
BernBern | |||
GE Gemeindebibliothek RiehenBaselstrasse 12, 4125 Riehen
Public library
Chain: Gemeindebibliothek Riehen |
RiehenBasel-Stadt | |||
GE Gemeindebibliothek Domat/EmsTircal 14, 7013 Domat/Ems
Public library
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Domat/EmsGrisons | |||
OF Offener BücherschrankZürcherstrasse 254, 8500 Frauenfeld
Public library
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FrauenfeldThurgau |
— |
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BI Bibliothek LaufenburgBahnhofstrasse 8, 5080 Laufenburg
Public library
Chain: Bibliothek |
LaufenburgAargau | — |
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GE GemeindebibliothekDorfmattstrasse 6, 4436 Oberdorf
Public library
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OberdorfBasel-Landschaft | — |
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ME Mediothek Sternmatt 2Schulhaus, Sternmatt 2, 6340 Baar
Public library
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BaarZug | — |
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CA Capucins FribourgPl. de Notre Dame, 1700 Fribourg
Public library
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FribourgFribourg | — |
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OF Offener BücherschrankHauptstrasse 309, 4625 Oberbuchsiten
Public library
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OberbuchsitenSolothurn |
— |
— |
— |
BÜ Bücherschrank DörflingenBüsingerstrasse 5, 8239 Dörflingen
Public library
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DörflingenSchaffhausen |
— |
— |
— |
GE Gemeindebibliothek HorgenAlte Landstrasse 26, 8810 Horgen
Public library
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HorgenZurich | |||
MÉ Médiathèque de la Vallée de Joux (MVJ)Rue des Ecoles 2, 1347 Le Chenit
Public library
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Le ChenitVaud | |||
AR Artphilein LibraryViale S. Salvatore 2, 6900 Paradiso
Public library
Chain: Artphilein |
ParadisoTicino |
mobile |
Public libraries by canton
Active records of the category in each canton and per 100,000 inhabitants. Click a column to sort.
| Canton ↕ | Records ↓ | Share ↕ | Per 100,000 inh. ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| VaudLake Geneva region | 25 | 20% |
2.9 |
| ZurichZurich region | 25 | 20% |
1.5 |
| TicinoTicino region | 24 | 19% |
6.7 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 11 | 9% |
1.0 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 10 | 8% |
1.9 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 8 | 6% |
2.1 |
| SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland | 6 | 5% |
6.7 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 4 | 3% |
0.5 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 4 | 3% |
2.0 |
| SchwyzCentral Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
1.2 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 2 | 2% |
0.4 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| SolothurnEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| ZugCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.7 |
| Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.5 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
Public libraries: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
BB Box Books Biblio TrocPublic library · 9 locations in Switzerland |
9 | 1 | 7.1% |
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| 02 |
LA lauschigPublic library · 5 locations in Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 3.1% |
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| 03 |
BI BibliothekLibrary · 35 locations in Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2.4% |
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| 04 |
BU BuchzellePublic library · 3 locations in Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2.4% |
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| 05 |
BI BibliothekLibrary · 14 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 1.6% |
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| 06 |  Gossau ZHSports complex · 10 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0.8% |
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| 07 | PHBernCollege · 9 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0.8% |
|
| 08 |
BU BuchschrankLibrary · 6 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0.8% |
|
| 09 |  MelideIce skating rink · 5 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0.8% |
|
| 10 |
BD Bibliothèque du tribunal cantonalLibrary · 4 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 0.8% |
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Questions about the “Public library” category
As of November 9, 2026, our database contains 127 public libraries in Switzerland. 31 (24%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Box Books Biblio Troc (9), lauschig (4) and Bibliothek (3).
All public libraries in Switzerland cost 20 € — one file for the whole country. The price depends on the number of records; a canton or a city is available separately, at the corresponding share of this price (from 10 €). The complete database of all sectors costs 620 €.
48% of the records have a phone number (4 with a mobile number), 63% a website, 33% social media and 68% published opening hours. 22% have an email address — it comes from the company’s own website. All rows have an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8, semicolon as separator), one row per company: name, sector, category and other categories, chain, canton, major region, city, postal code, address, coordinates, phone numbers, website, email, social media, published opening hours and the date the listing was added. The files appear in your account after payment.
Each update adds new listings and removes companies that the source marks as closed. The date of the data is shown at the top of every page.