Free Library of Philadelphia

Public library system in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves Philadelphia.[2] It is the 16th-largest public library system in the United States.[3] The Free Library of Philadelphia is a non-Mayoral agency of the City of Philadelphia governed by an independent Board of Trustees as per the Charter of the City of Philadelphia.[4] The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation is a separate 501c3 non-profit with its own board of directors and serves to support the mission of the Free Library of Philadelphia through philanthropic dollars.[5]

Free Library of Philadelphia
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39°57′34″N 75°10′16″W / 39.9595°N 75.1710°W / 39.9595; -75.1710
Location1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Established1891
Branches55
Collection
Items collectedChamber Music Collection
Children's Literature Research Collection
Drinker Choral Music Library
Early American Children's Books
Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music
Map Collection

Print and Picture Collection (largest in the U.S.A)
Rare Book Collections
Sheet Music Collection
Theatre Collection
Size4,240,304
Access and use
Population served1,560,297[1]
Other information
DirectorKelly Richards
Websitehttp://www.freelibrary.org/
  1. ^ "Philadelphia 2015: The State of the City" (PDF). The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 2019-01-01.
  3. ^ "The Nation's Largest Public Libraries: Top 25 Rankings". American Library Association. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Free Library of Philadelphia, Board of Trustees of the".
  5. ^ "Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation".

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