About Our Mission
The Mary Baker Eddy Library provides public access and context to original materials and educational experiences about Mary Baker Eddy’s life, ideas, and achievements, including her Church. The Library promotes exploration and scholarship through its collections, exhibits, and programs.
Research Archive Information
Read about the Library’s original source materials, one of the largest collections by and about an American woman, and how it can be accessed.
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Mapparium®
Visit the world-famous Mapparium® and explore its the three-story, walk-through, painted-glass globe with A World of Ideas, an original presentation of words, lights and music. Read more…
Now at the Library...
Writer/Performer/Producer Talk
On Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. writer, performer and producer Val Kilmer will discuss his upcoming film project examining the lives and ideas of Mary Baker Eddy and Mark Twain. Read more…
Object of the Month
As Eddy’s cook from 1899-1907, Minnie Weygandt stated in her reminiscences she kept lists of the meals she cooked in the house and kept track of favorite recipes. The Library has in its collections some of the books that Weygandt selected recipes from, including two copies of Chafing Dish Possibilities by Fannie Merritt Farmer
Read more…Free School Vacation Week
"The Art of Reading" includes free admission for visitors under 17, Feb. 16 through Feb. 19, hourly story time and a week-long drawing contest as the Library explores reading, learning and giving. Read more…