This is a vast and spacious place mixing the old with the new - free to enter and well worth a wander around - do see the reading room in the old building when you are there.
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Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116-2813
Open today: 09:00 - 20:00
BrushM
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Great building well worth a visit
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Date of experience: May 2019
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John G
Red Hook, NY
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The library is a gem. An architechtural beauty, aside from an intellectual wonderpiece. This is a place we should have visited years ago, when we first visited Boston. Each and every room is worthy of any museum, and then there's the great library. We will visit each and every room and corridor every time we are in town from now on.
Date of experience: May 2019
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Tahny G
Florida
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This place is a beautiful masterpiece of architecture. It took us about 30 minutes to roam the halls. Definitely worth a quick trip.
Date of experience: May 2019
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Wendy N
Johns Creek, Georgia
145102
I checked out the Boston Libary while visiting other sites. It was a large inner city library that had obviously implemented a number of features to enable patrons to both interact digitally and with paper references. I circulated through the building and while it would be a place to hang out, rest, and connect; it's not a stop I'd recommend just to see the architecture or other features of the building.
Date of experience: May 2019
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breenhaziq
Boston, Massachusetts
5330
They have a good collection of books, with easy membership registration. Courteous staff and close to public transport!
Date of experience: March 2019
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Boscobel28
Boston, Massachusetts
10485
Just wander through the various rooms and levels; News Cafe is a reasonable quick lunch place; soup was very good.
Date of experience: May 2019
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