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Announcement:
The Boston Athenæum is open, with safety protocols in place. We welcome members and Day Pass users by reservation. We continue to offer online resources to serve our members, the Boston community, and beyond.
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We now offer eAudiobooks, on PC or mobile app! Use the barcode # on your membership card to log in.
Students: Browse primary sources for your National History Day research!
(Anti)SUFFRAGE,
marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment and women's voting rights.
Free virtual Story Times on Facebook Live! Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10:30 AM
Now open: the book mailing service and contactless pick-up in the lobby! Return books there now, too.
Browse online: the Harriet Hayden Albums, 19th-century photos of Black Bostonians and their allies.
UPCOMING
Mar/09
VIRTUAL EVENT:BOOK TALK: Vanguard: How...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Mar/10
VIRTUAL EVENT: PRESENTATION: Eye of the...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Mar/11
VIRTUAL EVENT: PANEL DISCUSSION:...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Mar/13
VIRTUAL EVENT: Art and Architecture Tour
10:00 am
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11:00 am
Mar/16
VIRTUAL EVENT: MEMBER'S CHOICE:...
5:30 pm
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7:00 pm
Mar/17
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Sisters and...
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Mar/18
VIRTUAL EVENT: Art and Architecture...
5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: The Doctors...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Mar/22
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: How Rights...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Mar/24
VIRTUAL EVENT: Up Close Tour: Carvings...
11:00 am
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11:45 am
Mar/25
VIRTUAL EVENT: CONVERSATION: In the...
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7:00 pm
Mar/29
VIRTUAL EVENT: PRESENTATION: Curator...
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1:00 pm
Mar/31
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Four Lost...
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7:00 pm
Apr/07
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: The Hidden...
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7:00 pm
Apr/08
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: How the South...
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7:00 pm
Apr/10
VIRTUAL EVENT: Art and Architecture Tour
10:00 am
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11:00 am
Apr/13
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: This is...
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Apr/14
VIRTUAL EVENT: CONCERT: Boston Art Song...
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Apr/15
VIRTUAL EVENT: PANEL DISCUSSION:...
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7:00 pm
Apr/20
VIRTUAL EVENT: BOOK TALK: Noble...
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1:00 pm
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Athenæum Author of the Month:
Maisie Houghton
Staff Book Suggestions: Winter 2021
Digital Collections:
Susan C. Vogl's 1870's autograph album
of women's rights activists
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