Last month I had an opportunity to visit the Boston Anthenaeum (BA) on 10 1/2 Beacon Street in Boston, MA. I had an old friend and client, Chris L. take me. He is a long time member of the BA. At the time of our visit, there was a great deal of construction work going on. The BA is basically taking over part of the building next door and adding it to their private library to increase the square footage for books and other areas. On a side note, work is now complete and it looks amazing! The library has currently more than 600,000 volumes of books. I previously reserved a few Ernest Hemingway books that were waiting for me when I arrived that morning.
There were many things that struck me that day, well beyond the beauty and all the wonderful volumes of books. One thing that really stood out was the staff. They were all amazing and very helpful and I'm already looking forward to getting back there for another visit to see the new additions.
Cost for a day pass was $40. You can also purchase a yearly membership. Many thanks to my good friend Chris for showing me his world.