Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1848.[4] This library is also called Library for the Commonwealth.[5]
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1852 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°20′57.55″N 71°4′41.78″W / 42.3493194°N 71.0782722°WCoordinates: 42°20′57.55″N 71°4′41.78″W / 42.3493194°N 71.0782722°W |
| Branches | 24 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 24,079,520 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 3.69 million (FY 2013) |
| Population served | 6,547,629 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $31.2 million, plus $8.2 million from trust fund (2013)[1] |
| Director | David Leonard, President[2] Robert E. Gallery, Chairman of the Board[3] |
| Website | bpl.org |
Boston Public Library Media
The Chavannes Gallery at the McKim Building with murals painted by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Bust of George Ticknor
The Boston Public Library on Boylston Street, which was open between 1858 and 1895 and was demolished 1899
The library's reading room in 1871 at the first Boylston Street building
The Boston Public Library, McKim Building
Bates Hall in the McKim Building in 2013
The Johnson Building on Boylston Street near Boston's Copley Square in 2008
The outside of the one-story North End Branch of the Boston Public Library system. There are two cars parked in front, and a person in a blue t-shire and black shorts walking in the street. The building is mostly brick, but there is a section of doors and windows for the entrance.
Faneuil Branch, Brighton, 2010
Honan-Allston Branch, 2009
References
- ↑ "Summary Budget" (PDF). City of Boston. 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ "BPL - Management Staff". Bpl.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ↑ "BPL - Trustees". Bpl.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ↑ Wayne A. Wiegand; Donald G. Davis (1994). Encyclopedia of Library History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-0-8240-5787-9.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Legislative Agenda". Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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