Staff Recommendations - Summer 2012
Robert Ashton Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel by Hilary Mantel (New Books, Library of Congress PZ4.M292 Br 2012) read more
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First Mondays Library Orientation, Paintings & Sculpture
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm This event is for members only. Members will receive an introduction to the services and collections of the Boston Athenæum by attending these one-hour sessions on...
View ArticleBooks Related to Athenæum Events, Autumn 2012
Below are listed books relevant to some of the topics presented this fall. We have not included the books featured at the event—as everyone can easily find those. This is only a small sampling of...
View ArticleLibrary Closed for Veteran's Day, Monday, November 12
Mon, 11/12/2012 - 8:30amThe Library is closed for observance of Veterans Day.
View ArticleStaff Book Suggestions, Autumn 2012
Will EvansLove in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang [i.e. Ai Ling Zhang].(Library of Congress PZ4.Z635 Lo 2007) morini warnement read more
View ArticleThanksgiving Holiday Hours
On Wednesday, November 21, the Library will close at 5:30 p.m.The Library will be closed all day November 22, Thanksgiving day, and Friday, November 23.Normal hours will resume on Saturday, November...
View ArticleNew downloadable audiobooks available
Recently we added new titles to the Boston Athenæum's OneClickdigital e-audiobook collection. Recent FictionA Hologram for the King, by Dave EggersBring Up the Bodies, by Hilary MantelWolf Hall: A...
View ArticleCirculating Treasures: Christmas in the 19th century
Members of the Boston Athenæum know how much fun it can be to browse through the stacks. There are so many treasures just waiting to be unearthed.read more
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By the President of the United States: A Proclamation [Emancipation...
Abraham Lincoln. Larue County, Kentucky 1809 -1865 Washington, D.C. By the President of the United States: A Proclamation [Emancipation Proclamation]. Philadelphia: F. Leypoldt, ca. June 6, 1864....
View ArticleCirculating Treasures: Civil War Poetry
Members of the Boston Athenæum know how much fun it can be to browse through the stacks. There are so many treasures just waiting to be unearthed. Many of you know that Drum 1 Up is filled with poetry;...
View ArticleOnline catalog upgrade on 2/4 and 2/5
Athena, the online catalog, will be upgraded on February 4th andread more
View ArticleSelected New Books, Winter 2013
Fiction and Literature | Biography and Memoir | History | Art and Architecture | Science Fiction and Literatureread more
View Article"With Eclat" by Hina Hirayama, on sale
"With Eclat": The Boston Athenæum and the Origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonHina Hirayama, Associate Curator of Paintings & SculptureA detailed history of the Boston Atheuæum's...
View ArticleLibrary closing at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 8th
Due to the snow storm the Library will be closing eary at 4p.m. today, Friday, March 8th.
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