Cambridge Public Library
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| Location: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates: | 42°22′27″N 71°6′38″W / 42.37417°N 71.11056°WCoordinates: 42°22′27″N 71°6′38″W / 42.37417°N 71.11056°W |
| Built: | 1888 |
| Architect: | Van Brunt & Howe (1888), William Rawn Associates (2009) |
| Architectural style: | Other, Romanesque |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Cambridge MRA |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82001931[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 13, 1982 |
The Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts is part of the Minuteman Library Network. The library includes a headquarters and several branch buildings throughout the city.
In fiscal year 2009, the city of Cambridge spent 1.38% ($4,893,254) of its budget on the library -- some $45 per person.[2]
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[edit] Main building
The main branch of the Cambridge Public Library is an historic library building at 449 Broadway. It was built in 1888. Its land and full construction funding were provided by Frederick H. Rindge, a Cambridge native and philanthropist. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1982.
A $90 million expansion and renovation of the library, led by the Boston architectural firms William Rawn Associates and Ann Beha Architects, opened on November 8, 2009.[3] The new addition more than triples the square footage of the building, and is the first building in the USA to make use of European Double-Skin Curtainwall technology. Architectural drawings and construction photos are available here. During most of the construction, the library collection had been relocated to the Longfellow School.[4]
[edit] Branches
Six smaller neighborhood branch libraries are scattered throughout the City of Cambridge. These are:
- Boudreau Branch, 245 Concord Avenue, West Cambridge
- Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridgeport
- Collins Branch, 64 Aberdeen Avenue, West Cambridge
- O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth Street, East Cambridge
- O'Neill Branch, 70 Rindge Avenue, North Cambridge
- Valente Branch, 826 Cambridge Street, East Cambridge
[edit] History
In fiscal year 2008, the city of Cambridge spent 1.39% ($4,689,660) of its budget on the library -- some $44 per person.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009; cf. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (2011). "FY 2009 Municipal Pie Report". http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/11/10/cambridge-public-library-grand-opening-a-beautiful-library-for-a-great-innovation-city/
- ^ http://www.cambridgema.gov/CPL/announce.htm
- ^ July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What’s Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available: Municipal Pie Reports
[edit] Further reading
- Catalogue of the Cambridge Public Library, 1887.
- The Cambridge Public Library: Its history, rules and regulations, list of officers, past and present, etc. Cambridge, Mass.: J. Wilson and son, 1891
- "Cambridge." Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. 1891
- Annual report. 1893-1904
- Cambridge Public Library Bulletin v.1-v.2 (1896-1897)
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