List of libraries in 19th-century Philadelphia

The following is a list of libraries located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active in the 19th century.

Included are public libraries, academic libraries, medical libraries, church libraries, government libraries, circulating libraries, and subscription libraries.

Advertisement for John Phillips' circulating library, Philadelphia, 1806
Advertisement for Shallus's Circulating Library, Philadelphia, 1811
Apprentices Library, Philadelphia, 19th century
Mercantile Library, 19th century
Central High School, Philadelphia, c. 1852
Interior, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1859
Library Company of Philadelphia (built 1790). The library occupied this building until 1880 [ 1 ]
Reading Room, YMCA, c. 1893
Women's Christian Association, c. 1894
Interior, American Philosophical Society, 1890s