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The Boston Public Library is the first large free municipal library in the United States.

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Our system includes a central library, 25 branches, a map center, a business library, and a website filled with digital content. 

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700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
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$17.2 million renovation of the Roxbury library branch completed

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Call to artists announced for public art at Adams Street public library branch

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Request for Information released for Upham’s Corner Arts and Innovation District

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