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Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library Johnson building bpl.jpg

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1] Ask@bpl.org

Address:

700 Boylston Street
Copley Square, Boston, MA 02116

Telephone: 617-536-5400

Fax: n/a

Hours and holidays: Monday-Thursday: 9-9, Friday and Saturday: 9-5, Sunday: 1-5 (October 17 through May)

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Internet sites and databases:

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Collection Description[edit | edit source]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

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Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

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If you cannot visit or find a source at the Boston Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

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