Boston Public Library

May. 8, 2010

“I have lived alone in the woods”

The Boston Public Library in Copley Square, where I often go to write, is running an amazing year-long exhibition called “Cool + Collected: Treasures of the BPL” which highlights some of the rare holdings in the library’s collection. The contents of the exhibit rotate every few months, and the current crop is truly remarkable. It [...]

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Feb. 26, 2010

There is no sleeping at the Boston Public Library

It is strictly forbidden to fall asleep at the Boston Public Library. I presume this policy is intended to keep the homeless from camping out here, but the homeless know the rules because, well, they camp out here, so it is not the homeless who are primarily affected. It is everyone else. Like me. Unfortunately, [...]

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Feb. 2, 2010

The Street Photography of Jules Aarons

An under-appreciated photographer of Boston street life has an exhibit at the Boston Public Library

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