Boston Public Library Central Library children's library (Copley)
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📚 Library · Boston
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 20 min driveFrom Newton · Parking: Green Line to Copley puts you right there; by car use the Prudential or Copley Place garages (expensive)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
America's first large public library: the children's library on the second floor of the newer Johnson Building has a play area, big windows, a huge picture book collection, and lots of story times; afterward walk your kid into the old McKim Building to see the murals, climb the grand staircase, and sit by the fountain in the Italianate courtyard.
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