The Boston Public Library—the BPL for those of us in the know—has finished the renovation of the Johnson Building at the Central Library, and it’s a bee-yute.
Especially the Children’s Reading Room, which is has been renamed The Children’s Zone.
Go right on through–the stacks themselves!
It’s got lion cub statues, sitting on books. And little “doorways” in the shelves.
And a throne for librarians to sit on when they read books aloud to kids. And a big teddy bear.
Teddy bears need a chair to read in, too!
And, like all public libraries in the United States, it’s free. Yessirree, anyone who has a hankering for reading a story about monsters/astronauts/
koala bears/being the new girl can just come in and ask the librarian to help them find the right book.
Here is a great article by Greg Cook on in (images in this post are from him).
The Boston Public Library – Central Branch
Children’s and Teen Rooms
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 pm. – 5 p.m.