Whitman Branch Library serves 1.5 million residents in the City of Philadelphia. Opened in 1977, the library is part of the Free Library of Philadelphia library system. The library system maintains 2.6 million volumes and circulates 6.5 million items per year. Whitman Branch Library offers books, audiobooks, online resources, a book drop box, reference services, public restrooms, public computers, free wireless internet access, copying, printing, and scanning services.