Editing Boston Public Library (section)

==Central Library==
The Boston Central Library is located in [[Copley Square]] in Boston's [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]] neighborhood. The central library consists of the McKim Building and the Johnson Building, which are attached and interconnected with interior passageways. The central library as a whole with the two buildings combined contains {{convert|930000|sqft|m2}} of space and houses 21 million items in its collections as of 2015.<ref name="factsheet">{{cite web|title=Boston Public Library : Fact Sheet |url=https://www.bpl.org/general/about/BPL_Fact_Sheet.pdf |website=Boston Public Library |publisher=Boston Public Library |access-date=6 July 2015 |date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010141601/http://www.bpl.org/general/about/BPL_Fact_Sheet.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2015 }}</ref>

===McKim building===
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[[File:USA Boston Public Library 2 MA.jpg|thumb|The Boston Public Library, McKim Building|alt=McKim Building on Boston's Copley Square in 2005]]
[[File:Boston Public Library Reading Room.jpg|thumb|Bates Hall in the McKim Building in 2013]]

The McKim building houses the BPL's research collection.<ref name="factsheet" />

===Johnson building===
[[Image:Johnson building bpl.jpg|thumb|The Johnson Building on Boylston Street near Boston's Copley Square in 2008]]
Designed by [[Philip Johnson]], this late [[modernism|modernist]] addition, which predated [[Postmodern architecture|postmodernist architecture]], was built in 1967–1971 and opened in 1972. The Johnson building reflects similar proportions, and is built of the same pink [[Milford granite (Massachusetts)|Milford granite]] as the McKim building.

Upon opening, the Johnson building became the home for the Boston Public Library's main circulating collection, which includes works in many languages. It also serves as headquarters for the Boston Public Library's 24 branch libraries.<ref name="BPL - History and Description"/>

In 2013, the library began a major renovation project on the Johnson building. The first phase of the renovation opened in February 2015. The second phase included renovations to the building's first floor, mezzanine, and exterior, and opened in the summer 2016.<ref name="Cook"/> The $78 million renovation includes a new business innovation center and business library, a radio broadcasting studio for [[WGBH (FM)]], a [[3D printing|3D printer]], and a café.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goodwin |first= Jeremy D. |url=http://www.wbur.org/artery/2016/07/08/boston-public-library-renovations |title=With $78M Renovation, Boston Public Library Aims For Friendlier Vibe |work=[[WBUR-FM]] |date=2016-07-08 |access-date=2016-07-11 }}</ref>