Free Library of Philadelphia
Overview
The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the 13th-largest public library system in the United States. Unique among public libraries in the United States, it is neither a city agency nor a nonprofit organization; instead, it is governed by both an independent city agency managed by its own board of directors and a separate nonprofit organization, The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation.
Financials
Programs
Public Programs
$25mTo provide literacy, cultural and educational programming on behalf of the free library of philadelphia. Examples of such programs include: the literacy enrichment after-school program (leap), one book one philadelphia, science in the summer, teen programming, college prep, the author lecture series, and summer reading program.
Library Capital Projects
$0To renovate and enhance the central branch of the library as well as five neighborhood libraries; tacony, lovett, marrero, logan and the south philadelphia branches.
Collections and Preservation
$0To enhance the library's prominent research collections, such as the fleisher collection, dickens collection, poe collection, medieval manuscripts, etc.
Facilities Renovations
$0Primarily to make renovations to the library.
Technology
$0To supplement the library's technological needs such as website design, develop infrastructure of the library's network, and computer services for the children's department.
