We toured the Boston Public Library. The old building was never not a lending library, but for research only. The lending part was added fairly recently and is built in the back. We looked around the old building for the most part.
They were hosting a farmers' market the day we visited, hence the blue tent in the front.
The architects spent a lot of time and money on the entrance lobby. They have two of these lions, one each flanking the stairs.
In the old days, you would come up the stairs to this room to request a book.
Then you would take your book next door and read it here.
This little room was on the third floor. Behind the doors is where the books were stored.
The courtyard between the old building and the addition.
