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
Bates Hall in the McKim Building in 2013
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
East Boston public library
Orient Heights Branch, 2011. A branch in East Boston which closed in 2013.
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References
- ↑ Summary Budget (2012)City of Boston. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ BPL - Management StaffBpl.org. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ↑ BPL - TrusteesBpl.org. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ↑ Wayne A. Wiegand. Encyclopedia of Library History (1994)Taylor & Francis. p. 85–. ISBN 978-0-8240-5787-9.
- ↑ Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Legislative AgendaMassachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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