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2. Free Library of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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   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 501c3 non-profit with its own board ...

3. Library Company of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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   The Library Company of Philadelphia (LCP) is a non-profit organization based on Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia. Founded as a library in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin , the Library Company of Philadelphia has accumulated one of the most significant collections of historically valuable manuscripts and printed material in the United States.

4. Parkway Central Library - Wikipedia

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   Parkway Central Library also known as Free Library or Central Library is the main public library building and administrative headquarters of the Free Library of Philadelphia system. It is the largest library, and only research library, of 54 library branches in the Free Library system. The library opened on Vine Street in Philadelphia in 1927.

5. ebook - Wikipedia

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   An ebook (short for electronic book ), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. [1] Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version of a printed book", [2] some e-books exist ...

6. List of Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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   Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...

7. List of libraries in 19th-century Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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   Philadelphia Hospital Library; Philadelphia Library Association of Colored Brethren; Philadelphia Maritime Exchange; Philadelphia Museum library; Philadelphia Public Library (est.1892), administered by the city Board of Education. Also called City Library. Branch no.1: Montgomery Ave. and 17th St. Branch no.2: Broad and Federal St. Branch no.3 ...