Address:
613 Pleasant Street
New Bedford,
Massachusetts
02740-6203
United States
County: Bristol 
Phone: 508-991-6275
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Library details: New Bedford Free Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with New Bedford Free Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 429,786 volumes. The library circulates 267,253 items per year. The library serves a population of 95,072 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Olivia Melo .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 95,072 | Residents |
| Collection size | 429,786 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 267,253 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to Institute of Museum and Library Services | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $2,323,730 | $228,822 | $41,715 | |||
| 2010 | $2,280,334 | $290,828 | $44,039 | |||
NCES Statistics:
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| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1987 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| (* Older versions of SirsiDynix Symphony were called Unicorn) | ||
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the SAILS Library Network (view map) | ||
Automation Survey: The 2018 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library
Record History: This listing was created on Oct 20, 2002 and was last modified on Jan 3, 2019.
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