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Travel/Excursions

Boston Athenaeum - 1 Year Family Membership

Item Number
312
Estimated Value
345 USD
Sold
245 USD to Pediatricia
Number of Bids
12  -  Bid History

Item Description

Enjoy a one-year Family Membership to the Boston Athenaeum, Beacon Hill's private library and cultural center, located a few steps from the State House.

The Boston Athenaeum is Boston's oldest library and some of its offerings include a delightful children's library, a young readers' group, children's story time three times per week, a building-wide wireless network, personalized reference and reader services assistance, the ability to join 16 different members-only book discussion group, and scores of engaging lectures and events including a series of afternoon teas. The membership gives you access to twelve levels of beautiful space for reading, reflection, and open-stack browsing, including the iconic, silent fifth floor reading room which is a quiet oasis for study and reflection in one of Boston's most beautiful spaces.

Members have access to a wide range of benefits, including borrowing privileges from the institution's circulating collection of nearly 500,000 volumes, invitations and discounted ticketing to more than 100 events each year, access to the reading rooms and stacks at 10 1/2 Beacon Street, reciprocal privileges to more than 600 institutions throughout North America, remote access to electronic resources, including LexisNexis (News and Business), JSTOR, and more.

Check out their website for full details of all that membership includes: http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/membership/member-benefits

Item Special Note

Membership is valid for two adults and any dependents age 22 or younger, all at the same address. Families may also request a complimentary personal childcare provider card.

Memberships are not transferable. A membership card may only be used by the person to whom it is issued; members must present their cards when entering the building and checking out books.

Membership will be activated upon submission of completes application form (included with gift certificate).

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