220 Episodes

  1. Anthony Sammarco, "S. S. Pierce: A Boston Tradition"

    Published: 9/28/2015

  2. MIT Panel, "Boston: Sink or Swim"

    Published: 9/23/2015

  3. Stephen Grant, Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger

    Published: 9/21/2015

  4. Karen Abbott, “Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War “

    Published: 9/18/2015

  5. Neil L. Rudenstine, "Ideas of Order: A Close Reading of Shakespeare's Sonnets"

    Published: 8/17/2015

  6. Charles Spencer, "Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I"

    Published: 8/17/2015

  7. Donald S. Frazier, "Blood on the Bayou: Vicksburg, Port Hudson, and the Trans-Mississippi"

    Published: 8/17/2015

  8. Maureen Meister, "Arts and Crafts Architecture: History and Heritage in New England"

    Published: 8/17/2015

  9. Roseanne Montillo, "The Wilderness of Ruin"

    Published: 8/17/2015

  10. Gareth Williams, "House and Hound: Dogs in the English Country House"

    Published: 8/17/2015

  11. Jeffrey Henderson, "The Loeb Classics for a Digital Age"

    Published: 8/10/2015

  12. Kirsten Downey, "Isabella: The Warrior Queen"

    Published: 8/10/2015

  13. Jean Findlay, "Chasing Lost Time: The Life of C.K. Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy, and Translator"

    Published: 8/4/2015

  14. Jonathan Schneer, "Ministers at War: Winston Churchill and His War Cabinet"

    Published: 8/3/2015

  15. Laura Auricchio, "The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered"

    Published: 8/3/2015

  16. Austen Barron Bailly, "Thomas Hart Benton and the Modern American Woman"

    Published: 7/31/2015

  17. Marc Shell, "Speaking from the Shore: Islands, Literature, and the Fate of Geography"

    Published: 7/31/2015

  18. Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman, "John Singer Sargent and His Muse: Painting Love and Loss"

    Published: 7/31/2015

  19. Stephen Kinzer "The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War

    Published: 4/8/2014

  20. Ben Bradlee, Jr., "The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams"

    Published: 4/8/2014

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The Boston Athenæum, a membership library, first opened its doors in 1807, and its rich history as a library and cultural institution has been well documented in the annals of Boston’s cultural life. Today, it remains a vibrant and active institution that serves a wide variety of members and scholars. With more than 600,000 titles in its book collection, the Boston Athenæum functions as a public library for many of its members, with a large and distinguished circulating collection, a newspaper and magazine reading room, quiet spaces and rooms for reading and researching, a children’s library, and wireless internet access throughout its building. The Art Department mounts three exhibitions per year in the institution's Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery, rotating selections in the Recent Acquisitions Gallery, and a number of less formal installations in places and cases around the building. The Special Collections resources are world-renowned, and include maps, manuscripts, rare books, and archival materials. Our Conservation Department works to preserve all our collections. Other activities for members and the public include lectures, panel discussions, poetry readings, musical performances, films, and special events, many of which are followed by receptions. Members are able to take advantage of our second- and fifth-floor terraces during fine weather, and to search electronic databases and our digital collections from their homes and offices.