Boston Public Library Central’s McKim Courtyard, designed by architect Charles McKim, is designed to be a replica of Rome’s Palazzo della Cancelleria🇮🇹#mybostonuncovered #smn | Boston Uncovered

Explore Boston's Historic Public Library Tour

The Boston Public Library, founded in 1848, was the first large free municipal library in the United States. Its landmark building in Copley Square, completed in 1895 by architect Charles Follen McKim, was hailed as a “palace for the people” and set the standard for public access to knowledge. . Inside, visitors find treasures such as Sargent and Abbey murals, and the famed Bates Hall reading room with its vaulted arches. Today the library system serves millions, while its flagship remains a pro

I am a guide dog guiding Mum in the Boston Public Library. We use military/clock directions. Three means right and nine minutes left. . I am guiding her through the main corridor when she tells me to turn left to go inside a doorway to a new room. I don’t go right away because it is not safe to do so. There are people coming through the doorway toward us and I wait until they have passed before walking through. We are in a huge hall that has over 100 tables. Most of these tables are filled with