Boston Public Library

by Catherine J. Willis

Book Overview

A collection of photos of the first large municipally funded library in the U.S. built as an ornament to the city from the first misteps to the successful completion.

The Boston Public Library (BPL) was the first large municipally funded public library in the United States. Although the library was founded in 1848, the original idea was first proposed by French ventriloquist Alexandre Vattemare in 1841. In 1854, the library opened...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738575062
• ISBN13: 9780738575063
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"