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District of Columbia Public Library

Washington, DC


Address: 901 G Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia
20001
United States

Phone: 202-727-1101

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Library details: District of Columbia Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with District of Columbia Public Library (view map) . The collection of the library contains 1,267,764 volumes. The library circulates 7,254,373 items per year. The library serves a population of 700,000 residents .

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Administration: The director of the library is Richard Reyes-Gavilan .

Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.

Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .

See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States

See also: Directory of Public Libraries in District of Columbia

Statistics Public
Service Population 700,000Residents
Collection size1,267,764volumes
Annual Circulation7,254,373transactions
Technology Profile
Product NameYear Contracted
Current Automation SystemPolaris*2025
Previous Automation SystemSymphony1999
Previous Automation SystemCLSI - PLUS1988
Previous Discovery IndexVuFind
Discovery InterfaceVega Discover2025
Previous Discovery InterfaceEnterprise2013
Authentication ServiceEZproxy -- OCLC Hosted
Previous Authentication ServiceSIP
Digital PreservationLyrasis ArchivesSpace2014
Archives ManagementLyrasis ArchivesSpace2014
Web Content ManagementDrupal2009
EventManagerCommunico2020
Item ID TypeBarcode 
Self-CheckBibliotheca 
Automated Materials HandlingLM500 SortMate 
(* This system was recently acquired and may not yet be installed)
This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system.
Identifiers
libraries.org ID4467
OCLC SymbolDWP
WorldCat Registry ID8949
NCES FSCSKEYDC0001
NCES LIBIDDCPL

Record History: This listing was created on Nov 22, 1999 and was last modified on Apr 18, 2025.

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District of Columbia Public Library
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