Philadelphia City Institute

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The Philadelphia City Institute (PCI) is a non-profit organization that has supported a free library in center city Philadelphia for 150 years. The PCI Library has had three primary locations, with the current site at 1905 Locust Street, on Rittenhouse Square. Today, the PCI Library functions as a branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The Free Library serves as librarian, agent, and administrator. The Philadelphia City Institute maintains ownership of the premises and the assets, and the PCI Board of Managers, with endowment income, provides operational support, and funding for new books and equipment.

From the description of Philadelphia City Institute records, 1852-1999. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 79250944

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  • Library catalogs
  • Lectures and lecturing
  • Librarians
  • Library buildings
  • Subscription libraries

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  • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)

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