Boston Public Library
 | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1852 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°20′57.55″N71°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 |
TheBoston Public Libraryis a municipal public library inBoston,Massachusetts.It was established in1848.[4]This library is also calledLibrary for the Commonwealth.[5]
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Summary Budget"(PDF).City of Boston. 2012.Retrieved2013-11-16.
- ↑"BPL - Management Staff".Bpl.org. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-06-18.Retrieved2013-01-02.
{{cite web}}:More than one of|archivedate=and|archive-date=specified (help);More than one of|archiveurl=and|archive-url=specified (help) - ↑"BPL - Trustees".Bpl.org. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-05-20.Retrieved2015-02-11.
{{cite web}}:More than one of|archivedate=and|archive-date=specified (help);More than one of|archiveurl=and|archive-url=specified (help) - ↑Wayne A. Wiegand; Donald G. Davis (1994).Encyclopedia of Library History.Taylor & Francis. pp. 85–.ISBN978-0-8240-5787-9.
- ↑"Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Legislative Agenda".Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Archived fromthe originalon 14 September 2013.Retrieved3 January2014.
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