The Magician's Private Library is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Holly Miranda, released February 23, 2010, in the United States by XL Recordings.

[5] Musically, the album drew influences from Nina Simone[4] and dream pop icons Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star.

"[6] By contrast, Drowned in Sound's David Renshaw said, "Holly Miranda makes nice music, sometimes really pretty, but it doesn’t say anything real or move emotions to anywhere even nearing an extreme.

Ben Schumer, writing for PopMatters, said, "he seems to have carried over that 'cough medicine/Tinkerbell' vibe from his time working with Scarlett Johansson," but added that Miranda "is overwhelmed by her collborators."

[17] To promote The Magician's Private Library, Miranda released the limited edition EP Sleep on Fire on June 9, 2009.

[23] Miranda also released an EP titled Choose to See, which included her cover of Yoko Ono's "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" as well as covers of David Byrne ("Glass, Concrete & Stone"), When in Rome ("The Promise"), Swans ("God Damn the Sun"), and Lauryn Hill ("Ex-Factor") that was included with the purchase of The Magician's Private Library at Rough Trade shops.