Detroit Public Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_library
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1982
gptkbp:affiliation Detroit Public Schools (historically)
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 1 million
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Cass_Gilbert
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Main_Library_(Woodward_Avenue)
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gptkb:Campbell_Branch
gptkb:Chandler_Park_Branch
gptkb:Chase_Branch
gptkb:Conely_Branch
gptkb:Douglas_Branch
gptkb:Duffield_Branch
gptkb:Edison_Branch
gptkb:Elmwood_Park_Branch
gptkb:Franklin_Branch
gptkb:Jefferson_Branch
gptkb:Knapp_Branch
gptkb:Monteith_Branch
gptkb:Parkman_Branch
gptkb:Redford_Branch
gptkb:Sherwood_Forest_Branch
gptkb:Skillman_Branch
gptkb:Wilder_Branch
gptkbp:budget over $30 million
gptkbp:collectionSize over 7 million items
gptkbp:director gptkb:Jo_Anne_G._Mondowney
gptkbp:established 1865
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Detroit_Library_Commission
gptkbp:hasPopulation over 670,000
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkb:Michigan_State_Historic_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Detroit Public Library
gptkbp:location gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:main_library_address 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
gptkbp:main_library_opened 1921
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Detroit_Institute_of_Arts
gptkb:Wayne_State_University
gptkb:College_for_Creative_Studies
gptkbp:notable_librarian gptkb:Adam_Strohm
gptkb:Clara_Stanton_Jones
gptkb:Jo_Anne_G._Mondowney
gptkb:Ralph_A._Ulveling
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:children's_literature
genealogy resources
government documents
maps and atlases
African American history materials
Detroit history archives
automotive history archives
microfilm and microfiche archives
music and performing arts archives
photographs and prints
rare books and manuscripts
gptkbp:notableEvent centennial celebration in 2017
hosted National Book Festival events
gptkbp:notableFeature Italian Renaissance architecture
mosaic by Frederick Wiley
murals by Edwin H. Blashfield
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 81000314
gptkbp:openToPublic mosaic by Frederick Wiley
murals by Gari Melchers
sculpture by Corrado Parducci
gptkbp:platform municipal library system
gptkbp:publicTransit Detroit People Mover (Fisher Building station nearby)
gptkbp:special_collections gptkb:Rare_Book_Room
gptkb:Burton_Historical_Collection
gptkb:E._Azalia_Hackley_Collection
gptkb:National_Automotive_History_Collection
gptkbp:system_branches 21
gptkbp:website https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4