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City of Boston

Boston Public Library

The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in , , founded in 1848. The Boston Public Library is also Massachusetts' Library for the Commonwealth, meaning all adult residents of the state are entitled to borrowing and research privileges, and the library receives state funding.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: library system in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Adams, John (1735-1826) Library”, “BPL”, “bpl.org”, and “Library of Last Recourse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norman B. Leventhal Map Center and Copley station.

Library
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The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special collections center in Boston, Massachusetts with research, educational, and exhibition programs relating to historical geography.

Railway station
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is an underground light rail station on the MBTA Green Line, located in the section of , Massachusetts. Located in and named after , the station has entrances and exits along Boylston Street and Dartmouth Street.

Art gallery
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The is the oldest non-profit art association in the United States. It was founded in 1879 by the first graduating class of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and continues to play an important role in promoting its member artists and the visual arts in . is situated 450 feet north of Boston Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay and South End.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

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Possessing the largest Victorian row house district in the country, the is one of 's most popular places. After many homes underwent renovation in the 1960s, upscale restaurants and art galleries sprang up, and the area has attracted a diverse blend of families, young professionals, a gay and lesbian community and a thriving artistic center.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of 's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Boston Public Library

Latitude
42.34926° or 42° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
-71.07838° or 71° 4′ 42″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87JC8WXC+PJ
Geo­Names ID
4931010
Wiki­data ID
Q894583
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Boston Public Library” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة بوسطن العامة”
  • Armenian: “Բոստոնի հանրային գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Pública de Boston”
  • Azerbaijani: “Boston İctimai Kitabxanası”
  • Bashkir: “Бостон асыҡ китапханаһы”
  • Belarusian: “Бостанская грамадзкая бібліятэка”
  • Belarusian: “Бостанская грамадская бібліятэка”
  • Belarusian: “Бостанская публічная бібліятэка”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Pública de Boston”
  • Catalan: “Boston Public Library”
  • Chinese: “波士顿公共图书馆”
  • Dutch: “Boston Public Library”
  • Esperanto: “Bostona Publika Biblioteko”
  • Finnish: “Bostonin kaupunginkirjasto”
  • French: “Adams, John (1735-1826) Library”
  • French: “Bibliotheque publique de Boston”
  • French: “bibliothèque publique de Boston”
  • French: “Bibliothèque publique de boston”
  • French: “Bibliothèque publique de Boston”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Publique De Boston”
  • French: “Boston Public Library”
  • Georgian: “ბოსტონის საჯარო ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “Boston Public Library”
  • Greek: “Δημόσια βιβλιοθήκη της Βοστώνης”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הציבורית של בוסטון”
  • Italian: “Boston Public Library”
  • Japanese: “ボストン公共図書館”
  • Japanese: “ボストン市立図書館”
  • Korean: “보스턴 공공 도서관”
  • Korean: “보스턴 공공도서관”
  • Korean: “보스턴 공립 도서관”
  • Korean: “보스턴 공립도서관”
  • Korean: “보스턴 도서관”
  • Korean: “보스턴공공도서관”
  • Korean: “보스턴공립도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Publica Bostoniensis”
  • Malayalam: “ബോസ്റ്റൺ പബ്ലിക് ലൈബ്രറി”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Boston Public Library”
  • Norwegian: “Boston Public Library”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੋਸਟਨ ਪਬਲਿਕ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه عمومی بوستون”
  • Persian: “کتابخانهٔ عمومی بوستون”
  • Russian: “Бостонская общественная библиотека”
  • Russian: “Бостонская публичная библиотека”
  • Slovenian: “Boston Public Library”
  • Slovenian: “Bostonska javna knjižnica”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Publica de Boston”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Boston”
  • Spanish: “Boston Public Library”
  • Turkish: “Boston Halk Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бостонська публічна бібліотека”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Boston Public Library”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sulod-Barasahan Publiko han Boston”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Bay Parcel, Boston and Bay Village.

Nearby Places

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