Boston Public Library
| 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°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 |
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]
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.