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“Fenway Park through the Years,” an exhibit of more than 20 images of Fenway Park from 1912 through today, will open at the park on Monday, Sept. 20. Fans visiting the park any time before the end of the season can view the images at the Boston Public Library gallery right inside Gate A.

“Every one of us has our own memories of Fenway Park and our favorite things about it. This exhibit chronicles the things we cherish about Fenway and also shows us what it looked like when our grandparents visited,” said Mayor Thomas Menino. “The Boston Public Library is an excellent resource for learning about our city, and this exhibit brings this important part of Boston’s history out of the library and puts it in front of Red Sox fans.”

There are so many stories about Fenway, from the Royal Rooters and their singing of “Tessie” to Ted Williams’ gigantic homeruns, to Duffy’s cliff, Pesky’s Pole and the Green Monster, and the hit that propelled the 1967 team into the playoffs. The Boston Public Library has been there through the years with Fenway, compiling a history though books, newspapers, architectural drawings, photographs, and works of art.

The material for the display is from the Boston Public Library’s collections of newspapers, photographs and postcards, and is a small sampling of the over 33 million items in the Library’s vast holdings. The Library has dedicated 150 years to collecting, preserving and providing access to Boston’s history and is pleased to present this history of Fenway Park.

For more than 150 years, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America with revolutionary ideas and famous firsts. Established in 1848, the BPL was the first publicly supported municipal library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library and the first to have a children’s room. Today, the BPL boasts 27 neighborhood branches, free Internet access, two unique restaurants, an award-winning website www.bpl.org and an on-line store featuring reproductions of the BPL’s priceless photographs and artwork. Each year, the BPL hosts nearly 5000 programs, answers more than one million reference questions and serves millions of people in its National Historic Landmark McKim Building in Copley Square. All of its programs and exhibits are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning!

Prepared by the Boston Public Library's Communications Office. For more information about news, programs and events at the BPL, call 617-859-2212 or send a message to the Communications Office.