York Library

municipal library and archives in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Organization public_library Q8055614
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York Library

Summary

York Library is a public library[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (public_library category, ranking #39 of 254).[2]

Key Facts

  • York Library is located in City of York[3].
  • York Library is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • York Library's instance of is recorded as public library[5].
  • York Library's instance of is recorded as library building[6].
  • York Library's architect is recorded as Walter Brierley[7].
  • York Library is operated by Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Ltd[8].
  • York Library's postal code is recorded as YO1 7DS[9].
  • York Library's Commons category is recorded as York Library[10].
  • York Library's archives at is recorded as Explore York Archives[11].
  • York Library comprises Explore York Archives[12].
  • 1927 marks the founding of York Library[13].
  • York Library's OS grid reference is recorded as SE6004752089[14].
  • York Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 53.9614, 'longitude': -1.0862, 'precision': 0.0001}[15].
  • York Library's official website is recorded as https://www.exploreyork.org.uk/[16].
  • York Library's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[17].
  • York Library sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+20.95565'}[18].
  • York Library's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-02m3s6y46[19].
  • York Library's street address is recorded as York Explore Library and Archive, Library Square, Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS[20].
  • York Library's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[21].
  • York Library's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4545'}[22].
  • York Library's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4421'}[23].

Body

Founding

1927 marks the founding of York Library[13].

Operations

York Library is operated by Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Ltd[8].

Why It Matters

York Library draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (public_library category, ranking #39 of 254).[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. Retrieved . data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . exploreyork.org.uk. exploreyork.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Google APIs. Retrieved . developers.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Companies house company id IP032357
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