MBSI members may borrow the following books and pamphlets from the Musical Box Society library for a nominal charge. Fill out the form at this link, Library Checkout, to begin the checkout process. A comprehensive mechanical music reading list can also be accessed by clicking this Reading List link.
| Title | Author | Subject | Language |
| American Carousel Organ, The | Bopp | Band Organs | |
| American Reed Organ, The | Gellerman | Organs | |
| Antique Phonograph – Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks | Fabrizio & Paul | Phonographs | |
| Artistry in Time | Walt Disney World | Clocks | |
| Automata – The Exhibition at Bagatelle | Bailly | Automata | |
| Automata and Mechanical Toys | Hillier | Automata | |
| Automates, Les | Collection | Automata | French |
| Automatic Musical Instruments | Haspels | Mechanical Music | |
| Barrel Organ | Ord-Hume | Organs | |
| Book of the Piano, The | Gill | Piano | |
| British Fairgrounds – A Photographic History | Thackray | Fairground rides | |
| Circular Steam Switchback | Scrivens & Smith | Fairground rides | |
| Clockwork Music | Ord-Hume | Mechanical Music | |
| Clockwork Universe, The | Maurice & Mayr | Clocks | |
| Collecting Mechanical Antiques | Pearsall | Miscellaneous | |
| Collecting Musical Boxes and How to Repair Them | Ord-Hume | Music Boxes | |
| Complete Catalog of Ampico Reproducing Piano Rolls | Obenchain | Miscellaneous | |
| Curious History of Music Boxes, The | Mosoriak | Music Box | |
| Cylinder Music Box Design and Repair | Bulleid | Music Box | |
| Cylinder Music Box Handbook, The | Webb | Music Box | |
| Cylinder Music Box Technology | Bulleid | Music Box | |
| Dar zit muziekin | Haspels | Music Box | Dutch |
| Disc Musical Box, A Compendium | McElhone | Disc Boxes | |
| Disc Musical Box Handbook, The | Webb | Music Box | |
| Discovering Antique Phonographs | Fabrizio & Paul | Phonograph | |
| Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments | Bowers | Encyclopedia | |
| Fairground Organ, The | Cockayne | Organs | |
| From Music Boxes to Street Organs | DeWaard | Organs | |
| Glorieuze Orgeldagen | Wieffering | Organs | Dutch |
| Golden Anniversary Book Musical Box Society International 1949-1999 | MBSI | MBSI History | |
| Great Chess Automaton, The | Carroll | Automata | |
| History of the Musical Box and of Mechanical Music, The | Chapuis | Music Box | |
| Joseph Haydn and the Mechanical Organ | Ord-Hume | Organs | |
| Klangkunst – Catalog & CD | Saluz | Miscellaneous | German |
| Kring Van Draaiorgelvrienden | DeWaard | Organs | Dutch |
| Mechanical Music | McElhone | Various | |
| Mechanical Music Cabinet, The | Wendel | Collection | |
| Mechanical Musical Instruments as a Source for the Study of Notes In?gales | Fuller | Music | |
| Mechanics of Mechanical Music | Ord-Hume | Music Box | |
| Mills Violano-Virtuosos, The | Kitner & Reblitz | Orchestrion | |
| Model B Ampico Reproducing Piano, The | Saul | Piano | |
| Modern Piano, The | Naider | Piano | |
| Museo Di Strumenti Musicali Meccanici, 1st Edition | Marini | Collection | Italian |
| Music Box Murders, The | Karp | Fiction | |
| Music Boxes | Bahl | Music Box | |
| Music Boxes A Guide for Collectors | Tallis | Music Box | |
| Music Boxes Their Lore and Lure (1 missing record) | Hoke | Music Box | |
| Music Boxes – Nasu Orgel Museum | Tanaka | Various | Japanese |
| Music Box Makers | Jean-Claude Piguet | History | |
| Music Box Makers of Switzerland, The | Bellamy | History | |
| Music in Time Catalog | Exhibition | Catalog | |
| Musical Box, A History and Collector’s Guide | Ord-Hume | Music Box | |
| Musical Box Handbook, The 2nd Ed., Vol. 2 | Webb | Music Box | |
| Musical Box Handbook, The 2nd Ed., Vol. 1 | Webb | Music Box | |
| Musical Box Tune Sheets | Bulleid | Music Box | |
| Musical Box, The | Ord-Hume | Music Box | |
| Musical Boxes and Other Musical Marvels | Rulli | Music Box | |
| Musical Clock, The – Musical & Automaton Clocks and Watches | Ord-Hume | Musical Clocks | |
| On Display-Forty Years of the Fair Organ Preservation Society | FOPS | Fairground Organs | |
| Organette Book, The | McElhone | Organettes | |
| Piano Playing Mechanisms | White | Piano | |
| Pianolas | Sudman | Piano | |
| Pianos and Their Makers | Dolge | Piano | |
| Player Piano Treasury, 2nd Edition | Roehl | Piano | |
| Player-Piano, History of the Mechanical Piano and How To Repair | Ord-Hume | Piano | |
| Presto Buyers Guide Pianos, Players, Reproducing | Adams | Collection | |
| Put Another Nickel In | Bowers | Orchestrion | |
| Re-enacting the Artist | Givens | Piano | |
| Rebuilding the Player Piano | Givens | Piano | |
| Recent Revolution in Organ Building, The | Miller | Organs | |
| Restoring Musical Boxes | Ord-Hume | Music Box | |
| San Sylmar | O’Kelley | Collection | |
| Scamming the Birdman | Karp | Fiction | |
| Silver Anniversary Collection | Fitch | Miscellaneous | |
| Talking Machine, The – Advertisements | Weber | Phonographs | |
| Talking Machine, The – An Illustrated Compendium | Fabrizio & Paul | Phonographs | |
| Technical History of the Player | McTammany | Piano | |
| Tiroier Lied Gevarieerd Door | Wagenaar | Music | Dutch |
| Treatise on the Art of Piano-Forte Construction, A | Wolfenden | Piano | |
| Victorian Palace, The Sanfillipo Collection | Sanfillipo | Collection | |
| Wonderful World of Mechanical, The. Book with Cassette Tape | Turner | Micellaneous Music | |
| Wonderland of Music Boxes and Automata, The | Troquet | Music Box | |
| Wurlitzer Band Organ Pipe Scales | Lane | Organs |
The Lending Library books and pamphlets are available for borrowing by MBSI members. The book loan term period is three months with one renewal. Up to two titles may be on loan to a member at one time. A $10 deposit will be charged to the requesting member, which will be refunded upon the book’s return. Books can be loaned to members outside the U.S. provided the cost of international shipping is covered. Items must be returned within three months from the date of receipt by Priority Mail and insured at the borrower’s expense. Items that are not returned promptly may result in the borrower losing their MBSI membership privileges.