Special Collections: Visit Us
Special Collections is located at the Central Library in Copley Square, at 700 Boylston Street in Boston.
Inside the library, we are located on the 4th floor of the Boylston Street Building.
Take the Glass Elevator near the Boylston entrance to "3U."
The library is conveniently located near many public transit stations, including the Copley station of the Green Line, the Back Bay station of the Orange Line and Commuter Rail, and bus lines 9, 10, 55, 39, 504, 57, 553, and 501. Use the MBTA Trip Planner for more information on traveling by transit.
Schedule an Appointment
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Art & Architecture
Art & Architecture
Take a Tour
Take a Tour
Currently on Display
This Just In highlights a selection of recent acquisitions that have found their place within BPL’s collections and illuminate the dynamic nature of creativity and the narratives that shape our world. Between 2019 and 2023, Special Collections and the Leventhal Map & Education Center made over 200 acquisitions through donations and purchases. Richly diverse in their origins and focus, each acquisition enhances public understanding of our past and current cultural lives.
