Boston Public Library, Honan-Allston Branch

Honan-Allston Branch of the BPL
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LocationAllston, Massachusetts
Established1889
Architect(s)Machado and Silvetti Associates Edit this on Wikidata
Collection
Size50,000[1]
Other information
DirectorCarin O'Connor
Websitehttp://www.bpl.org/branches/allston.htm

The Honan-Allston branch of the Boston Public Library is located at 300 North Harvard Street in Lower Allston. The 57,000 square feet (5,300 m2) building opened in 2001 at a cost of $6.5 million, replacing a former branch closed in 1981.[2][3] The library itself contains an area of 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2).[1] The materials used to build the library include slate panels, shingles and rough sculpings, unfinished iron-wood cladding, and wood windows.[2]

The Honan-Allston branch has more than 50,000 items for adults, teenagers and children. There is a large literacy collection, as well as more than 100 newspapers and magazines subscriptions.[4] The Honan-Allston Branch has partnered with the Jackson Mann School and the Jackson Mann Community Center as part of Mayor Menino's Community Learning Initiative, a multi-department collaboration aimed at helping Boston's youth reach their full capacity by combining learning and recreation.[4]

The library is accessible on public transportation via the MBTA bus 66 route, which stops directly at the building.

  1. ^ a b "Boston Public Library : Fact Sheet" (PDF). Boston Public Library. Boston Public Library. 14 Oct 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library". Nikio Mahe. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Hyde Park Branch". BPL. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  4. ^ a b "Honan-Allston Branch". Boston Public Library. Retrieved 10 July 2013.