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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Public_Library
gptkb:Library
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Charles_Follen_Mc_Kim
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gptkbp:architectural_style
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gptkb:Beaux-Arts
Renaissance Revival
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gptkbp:building_type
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gptkb:cultural_institution
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gptkbp:collection_size
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over 23 million items
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gptkbp:community_outreach
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gptkb:Cultural_events
gptkb:Workshops
Literacy programs
Job training programs
Storytime sessions
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gptkbp:coordinates
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42.3493° N, 71.0784° W
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:David_Leonard
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gptkbp:established
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1848
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gptkbp:exhibits
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art exhibitions
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gptkbp:famous_event
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opening ceremony in 1895
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gptkbp:famous_for
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historic architecture
reading rooms
art collections
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gptkbp:famous_landmark
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gptkb:historical_landmark
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gptkbp:function
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gptkb:Public_Library
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gptkbp:governing_body
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gptkb:Boston_Public_Library_Corporation
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gptkbp:has_public_transport
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gptkb:MBTA
gptkb:Orange_Line
Green Line
bus routes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Boston Public Library
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notable_artist
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murals by Edwin Austin Abbey
statues by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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gptkbp:notable_collaborations
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gptkb:Boston_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Northeastern_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:Boston_Arts_Academy
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gptkbp:notable_collection
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gptkb:manuscripts
gptkb:maps
gptkb:artworks
gptkb:photographs
Photographs
Rare books
rare books
music scores
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Exhibitions
Summer reading program
Annual book sale
Author talks
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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gptkb:Boston_Public_Library's_Art_Gallery
gptkb:Boston_Public_Library's_Map_Room
gptkb:Johnson_Building
gptkb:exhibition
gptkb:Digital_Commonwealth
gptkb:Bates_Hall
gptkb:courtyard
gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:Mc_Kim_Building
gptkb:collection
gptkb:The_Courtyard
gptkb:café
gptkb:Cafeteria
Swan Pond
Sculptures
Study Rooms
Central Library
Event Spaces
The Map Room
Community Learning Center
Children's Room
Teen Room
The Art Gallery
The Rare Books Room
The Children's Room
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gptkbp:notable_technology
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E-books
Online databases
Wi-Fi access
Public computers
Digital catalog
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gptkbp:notable_visitor
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gptkb:Dalai_Lama
gptkb:Helen_Keller
gptkb:Louisa_May_Alcott
gptkb:Greta_Thunberg
gptkb:Maya_Angelou
gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Desmond_Tutu
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:J._K._Rowling
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Neil_Gaiman
gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Angela_Davis
gptkb:Bill_Gates
gptkb:Michelle_Obama
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:Elie_Wiesel
gptkb:Malala_Yousafzai
gptkb:Cornel_West
gptkb:Dorothy_Parker
gptkb:Emily_Dickinson
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkb:David_Mc_Cullough
gptkb:Pope
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Boston_Library_Consortium
gptkb:Boston_Library_System
gptkb:Boston_Public_Library_System
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gptkbp:public_access
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yes
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gptkbp:renovation
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gptkb:2009
1990s renovation
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:educational_resources
community programs
public events
digital collections
research services
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gptkbp:services_provided
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Community programs
community programs
Digital resources
digital resources
research services
Public access to books
Research services
public access to books
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Beaux-Arts
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:cultural_institution
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gptkbp:visitors_per_year
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over 1 million
over 1.5 million
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gptkbp:was_a_patron_of
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Louisa_May_Alcott
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:website
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www.bpl.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Greater_Boston
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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