The Boston Public Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Boston_Public_Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:public_library
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Minuteman_Library_Network
gptkbp:annualCirculation	over 8 million
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 3 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Charles_Follen_McKim
gptkbp:artworkBy	murals by John Singer Sargent murals by Edwin Austin Abbey sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Central_Library,_Copley_Square
gptkbp:budget	over $40 million (annual)
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 23 million items
gptkbp:digital_collections	available online
gptkbp:director	gptkb:David_Leonard
gptkbp:established	1848
gptkbp:first_publicly_supported_municipal_library_in_the_United_States	true
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:City_of_Boston
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Boston_Public_Library_Board_of_Trustees
gptkbp:hasPopulation	gptkb:Boston_metropolitan_area
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom	gptkb:Bates_Hall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Boston Public Library
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:motto	Free to All
gptkbp:National_Historic_Landmark	true
gptkbp:notableCollection	gptkb:children's_literature fine arts manuscripts maps photographs rare books music scores
gptkbp:numberOfLocations	25
gptkbp:offers	audiobooks computer access e-books exhibitions genealogy resources homework help interlibrary loan language learning resources lectures magazines museum passes newspapers public programs research assistance children's activities free Wi-Fi community meeting spaces
gptkbp:opened	1895
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Copley_station
gptkbp:website	https://www.bpl.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Text_Archive
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5