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Boston Public Library
Motto: Omnium Lux Civium (Latin)
"The Light of All People"
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 / 42.3493194; -71.0782722
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)
Director David Leonard, President
Robert E. Gallery, Chairman of the Board

The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1848. This library is also called Library for the Commonwealth.

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    The Chavannes Gallery of the McKim Building, with murals painted by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

  • George Ticknor, by Martin Milmore, Boston Public Library

    Bust of George Ticknor

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    Public Library, Boylston Street, 1858–1895 (demolished 1899).

  • Reading Room of the Boston Public Library

    Reading Room in 1871 at the first Boylston Street building, the library's location between 1858 and 1895.

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    McKim Building, Copley Square, Boston, 2005

  • Boston Public Library Reading Room

    Reading Room at McKim Building in 2013

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    Johnson Building, Boylston St. near Copley Square, Boston, 2008

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    Faneuil Branch, Brighton, 2010

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    Honan-Allston Branch, 2009

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    East Boston Branch, 2008

  • Orient Heights Branch, Boston Public Library (2)

    Orient Heights Branch, 2011. A branch in East Boston which closed in 2013.

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    Roslindale Branch, 2008

  • Boston Public Library Egleston Square

    Egleston Square, 2011

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    Temporary building, Mason Street, 1854-1858

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    Exterior of Kirby Building, Boylston St., 1858–1895

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    Lower hall stacks, Kirby Building, Boylston St., 1858–1895

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    Upper (Bates) hall, Kirby Building, Boylston St., 1858–1895

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    Lower hall indicator, Kirby Building, Boylston St., 1858–1895

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    Lower hall reading room, Kirby Building, Boylston St., 1858–1895

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    Engraving of exterior, Kirby Building, Boylston St., 1850s

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    McKim Building construction 1889

  • Courtyard at the Boston Public Library

    McKim Building courtyard, soon after opening, circa 1895.

  • Boston Public Library 2015 holiday season

    Dartmouth Street facade of McKim Building during the holiday season, December 2015

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