Founded in 1779, the Birmingham Library aimed to provide “a treasure of knowledge” and an associational culture that promoted “liberality and friendship among all classes of men”. This paper focuses on how the library’s institution — and development — speaks to the knowledge requirements of Birmingham’s increasingly active intellectual networks. Indeed, by interrogating the ideas and people that characterised this previously neglected institution, Lois Wignall (Doctoral Researcher at University of Liverpool) unveils the library’s significance concerning the town’s industrial expansion.

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