Special Features

• Houses the Streetfeet Archives, which document the Streetfeet Women, a culturally diverse troupe of writers and performers founded in 1982.
• Dolly’s Garden in the front yard is a tribute to Dolly DeSimone, the branch’s Children’s Librarian for more than twenty years.

History

• The Parker Hill Branch first opened in a rented space at 1518 Tremont Street in July 1907. The branch’s current location opened in 1931 in a Gothic building designed by famed architect Ralph Adams Cram.

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Special Features

• Spanish language collection
• A seed library focused on native and local plants
• Learning landscape with outdoor seating featuring permaculture design and a children’s garden

History

• The Egleston Square Branch opened on July 8, 1953, in a building designed by Isidor Richmond and Carney Goldberg, Architects and Engineers.
• In summer 2009, a mural was painted on the branch exterior by the Boston Mural Crew.

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