Allen County Public Library | |
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41°4′37.6″N 85°8′35.5″W / 41.077111°N 85.143194°W | |
Location | Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1895 |
Branches | 13[1] |
Collection | |
Size | 2.5 million (print books)[1] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 3.15 million[a] |
Population served | 385,410[1] |
Members | 188,086[1] |
Other information | |
Budget | $31,165,237[1] |
Director | Susan Baier |
Employees | 305[1] |
Website | acpl |
References: Allen County Public Library Facilities Master Plan, 2022[1] |
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is a public library system located in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1895 as the Fort Wayne Public Library, the library served residents with 3,606 books out of a single room in City Hall. Today the library system includes a main library and 13 branch libraries in Fort Wayne and throughout the county. The 367,000 square feet (34,100 m2) Main Library Branch in downtown Fort Wayne is home to the Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department which holds the largest public genealogy collection in the United States.
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