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Northland Public Library is a public library serving Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Located in McCandless Township about eight miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it is operated as a municipal authority supported by the residents of McCandless, Ross Township, the Borough of Franklin Park, Marshall Township, and the Borough of Bradford Woods. [1] It is one of the largest suburban public libraries in Pennsylvania with over 38,000 cardholders and well over 1.1 million items circulated in 2012. [2] The library is a member of the Allegheny County Library Association. [3]

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  1. ↑ Northland Public Library - About Us. http://www.northlandlibrary.org/about/index.html
  2. ↑ "Northland Public Library 2012 Annual Report" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Allegheny County Library Association - Public Libraries. http://www.aclalibraries.org/

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