I went to the Boston Public Library today, and met a very nice group of librarians. Now I really want to work in a library with a courtyard and a fountain. They have a cafe, sequestered from the collections in an alcove, and next to the cafe they have a much more fancy place to eat where you can get high tea.
The library was so beautiful — they have their Sargent Murals Restoration Project online. They are taking advantage of the images in their special collections department by setting up an online store, which I think went online in June. You can buy yourself a picture of Ted Williams (SI just published an article about his remains today) and a t-shirt of Babe Ruth at Fenway Park. Have any other libraries done something on this scale, with a store based on images in their own collections?
Thanks very much to Greg, I have now gone full-text in my RSS feed.
7:37 am on August 13th, 2003 1
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On my suggestion, Tangognat now provides a full-text feed. Thank you!
1:48 pm on August 13th, 2003 2
I visited Boston Public Library briefly last year (I’m from the UK) but I don’t think the eating places were there then, unfortunately … I loved the courtyard, especially since it was hot and dusty outside (it was this time of year).
Sheila
7:03 pm on August 13th, 2003 3
I think that the cafes are recent additions as part of the BPL’s ongoing renovation. There were many people hanging out in the courtyard, it looked like a very popular place!