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| Free Library of Philadelphia | |
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| 39°57′34″N 75°10′16″W / 39.9595°N 75.1710°W | |
| Location | 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Established | 1891 |
| Branches | 55 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Chamber 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 |
| Size | 4,240,304 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 1,560,297[1] |
| Other information | |
| Director | Kelly Richards |
| Website | http://www.freelibrary.org/ |
The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[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 501(c)(3) non-profit with its own board of directors and serves to support the mission of the Free Library of Philadelphia through philanthropic dollars.[5]
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