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Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston MA, 02116, Suffolk County
Phone: 617-536-5400
Type: Library System
Legal Base: Non-profit Association or Agency
Central Library: 1
| 2011 | |||
| Amount | % | Amount Per Capita | |
| Total Staff: | 394.60 | ||
| Librarians with ALA-accredited MLS: | 136.63 | 34.62% | |
| Other Staff: | 257.10 | 65.15% | |
Income & Expenditures | |||
| Total Income: | $36,226,058 | $58.66 | |
| Income from Local Government: | $30,378,419 | 83.86% | $49.19 |
| Income from State Government: | $554,561 | 1.53% | $0.90 |
| Income from Federal Government: | $33,728 | 0.09% | $0.05 |
| Capital Revenue: | $3,407,537 | 9.41% | $5.52 |
| Income from Other Source: | $5,259,350 | 14.52% | $8.52 |
| Total Expenditures: | $35,850,769 | $58.05 | |
| Total Staff Expenditures: | $22,363,669 | 62.38% | $36.21 |
| Salaries & Wages: | $21,644,177 | 96.78% | $35.05 |
| Employee Benefits: | $719,492 | 3.22% | $1.16 |
| Total Collection Expenditures: | $3,725,949 | 10.39% | $6.03 |
| Printed Matierals Expenditures: | $2,709,947 | 72.73% | $4.39 |
| Electronic Materials Expenditures: | $497,924 | 13.36% | $0.81 |
| Other Materials Expenditures: | $518,078 | 13.90% | $0.84 |
| Capital Expenditures: | $3,407,537 | 9.50% | $5.52 |
| Other Expenditures: | $9,761,151 | 27.23% | $15.81 |
Collection & Services | |||
| Collections: | |||
| Books & Serial Volumes: | 8,729,396 | 14.13 | |
| Electronic Books & Serial Volumes: | 10,551 | 0.02 | |
| Audio Materials: | 57,431 | 0.09 | |
| Video Materials: | 106,910 | 0.17 | |
| Total Licensed Databases: | 113 | 0.00 | |
| Print Serial Subscriptions: | 2,485 | 0.00 | |
| Electronic Serial Subscriptions: | NA | NA | |
| Services: | |||
| Annual Public Service Hours: | 63,593 | ||
| Library Visits: | 3,420,036 | ||
| Registered Borrowers: | 353,768 | ||
| Total Circulation: | 3,558,312 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Provided: | 13,374 | ||
| Interlibrary Loans Received: | 11,892 | ||
| Total Programs | 9,506 | ||
| Total Children's Program | 4,632 | ||
| Total Audience of the Programs | 185,318 | ||
| Total Audience of the Children's Program | 8,290 | ||
| Internet Computers | 696 | ||
Branches: 28
| Adams Street Branch Library | 690 Adams Street, Dorchester MA 02122 |
| Brighton Branch Library | 40 Academy Hill Road, Brighton MA 02135 |
| Charlestown Branch Library | 179 Main Street, Charlestown MA 02129 |
| Codman Square Branch Library | 690 Washington Street, Dorchester Center MA 02124 |
| Connolly Branch Library | 433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 |
| Dudley Branch Library | 65 Warren Street, Roxbury MA 02119 |
| Dudley Literacy Center | 65 Warren Street, Roxbury MA 02119 |
| East Boston Branch Library | 276 Meridian Street, Boston MA 02128 |
| Egleston Square Branch Library | 2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury MA 02119 |
| Faneuil Branch Library | 419 Faneuil Street, Brighton MA 02135 |
| Fields Corner Branch Library | 1520 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester MA 02122 |
| Grove Hall Branch Library | 41 Genevia Avenue, Dorchester MA 02121 |
| Honan-Allston Branch | 300 North Harvard Street, Allston MA 02134 |
| Hyde Park Branch Library | 35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park MA 02136 |
| Jamaica Plain Branch Library | 12 Sedgwick Street, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 |
| Kirstein Business Branch | 20 City Hall Avenue, Boston MA 02108 |
| Lower Mills Branch Library | 27 Richmond Street, Dorchester Center MA 02124 |
| Mattapan Branch Library | 1350 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan MA 02126 |
| North End Branch Library | 25 Parmenter Street, Boston MA 02113 |
| Orient Heights Branch Library | 18 Barnes Avenue, Boston MA 02128 |
| Parker Hill Branch Library | 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury Crossing MA 02120 |
| Roslindale Branch Library | 4238 Washington Street, Roslindale MA 02131 |
| South Boston Branch Library | 646 East Broadway, Boston MA 02127 |
| South End Branch Library | 685 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02118 |
| Uphams Corner Branch Library | 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester MA 02125 |
| Washington Village Branch Library | 1226 Columbia Road, Boston MA 02127 |
| West End Branch Library | 151 Cambridge Street, Boston MA 02114 |
| West Roxbury Branch Library | 1961 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 |