In its last fiscal year (FY09), the Boston Public Library crossed three key thresholds: it was the first year that the BPL had more than 5 million hits to its web site, the first time the BPL had more than 300,000 Boston residents using library cards, and the first time the BPL registered more than 40,000 Boston residents for new library cards. In a year-over-year comparison, these numbers equate to a 15% increase in visits to bpl.org, a 10% increase in Boston residents using cards, and a 21% increase in Boston residents newly registered for library cards.

BPL: An Overview 2010 (PDF)
Square footage, size of collections, age of buildings, computer count, and more.

Boston Public Library Accomplishments 2009-2010 (PDF)

Boston Public Library Green Initiatives & Energy Conservation, June 2010 (PDF)  

Boston Public Library Accomplishments 2008-2009 (PDF)