| Detroit Public Library | |
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| Location | 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
| Established | 1865 |
| Branches | 21 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 7,572,562 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 918,849 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Jo Anne Mondowney |
| Website | http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org |
Detroit Public Library | |
| Built | 1921, 1963 |
| Architect | Cass Gilbert |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
| Part of | Cultural Center Historic District (ID83003791) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | November 21, 1983 |
| Designated MSHS | January 24, 1964[1] |
The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held (after the University of Michigan Library) and the 12th-largest public library system in the United States.[2] It is composed of the Main Library on Woodward Avenue, which houses the library's administration offices, and 23 branch locations across the city. The Main Library is part of Detroit's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places adjacent to Wayne State University campus and across from the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Designed by Cass Gilbert, the Detroit Public Library was constructed with Vermont marble and serpentine Italian marble trim in an Italian Renaissance style. His son, Cass Gilbert Jr. was a partner with Francis Keally in the design of the library's additional wings added in 1963. Among his other buildings, Cass Gilbert designed the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., the Minnesota State Capitol and the Woolworth Building in New York City.[3]
- ^ "Main Detroit Public Library". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "The Nation's Largest Libraries by Volumes Held". American Library Association.
- ^ Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
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