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Boston Public Library

library system in Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston Public Library

Summary

Boston Public Library is a library network[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of library_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boston Public Library received the Internet Archive Hero award[3].
  • Boston Public Library was a member of Association of Research Libraries[4].
  • Boston Public Library was a member of Urban Libraries Council[5].
  • Boston Public Library was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[6].
  • Boston Public Library was a member of Digital Scriptorium[7].
  • Boston Public Library was a member of Massachusetts History Alliance[8].
  • Boston Public Library is located in Boston[9].
  • Boston Public Library is in the country of United States[10].
  • Boston Public Library's instance of is recorded as library network[11].
  • Boston Public Library's instance of is recorded as writing residency[12].
  • Boston Public Library's headquarters location is recorded as Boston Public Library, McKim Building[13].
  • Boston Public Library is part of Metro Boston Library Network[14].
  • Boston Public Library's Commons category is recorded as Boston Public Library[15].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Dudley Literacy Center[16].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Honan-Allston Branch Library[17].
  • Boston Public Library comprises West Roxbury Branch Library[18].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Roslindale Branch Library[19].
  • Boston Public Library comprises South Boston Branch Library[20].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Parker Hill Branch Library[21].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Grove Hall Branch Library[22].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Egleston Square Branch Library[23].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Dudley Branch Library[24].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Jamaica Plain Branch Library[25].
  • Boston Public Library comprises Connolly Branch Library[26].
  • Boston Public Library comprises East Boston Branch Library[27].

Body

Founding

March 18, 1848 marks the founding of Boston Public Library[28].

Identity

Boston Public Library's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[29]. It is part of Metro Boston Library Network[14].

Operations

Boston Public Library's headquarters location is recorded as it, McKim Building[13].

Recognition

Boston Public Library received the Internet Archive Hero award[3].

Why It Matters

Boston Public Library ranks in the top 3% of library_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Boston Public Library receive?

Honors received include Internet Archive Hero award[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . associatesbpl.org. associatesbpl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . mbln.org. Retrieved . mbln.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . old.arl.org. Retrieved . old.arl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . urbanlibraries.org. Retrieved . urbanlibraries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . digital-scriptorium.org. Retrieved . digital-scriptorium.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . masshistoryalliance.org. Retrieved . masshistoryalliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Google Books. Retrieved . google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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