Lending & Reference

The Mary Baker Eddy Library Lending and Reference Services is on the second floor of the Library. Formerly known as the Reference Room, Lending and Reference is a free space. With collections focusing in areas such as the life and works of Mary Baker Eddy, Bible studies, women in theology, nineteenth-century history, contemporary spirituality, and religious history, it offers books, videos, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, and Internet access to visitors.

We look forward to your visit and hope you enjoy our space! Phone calls and e-mail inquiries are always welcome.

Hours
The Lending and Reference Services area is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Online Catalog
Browse the Library’s online catalog.

Mary Baker Eddy Materials
The Mary Baker Eddy Studies collection is composed of works by and about Mary Baker Eddy, and on the history of Christian Science. Digitized materials relating to Mary Baker Eddy are available through a searchable database. Visitors who use this electronic database are asked to fill out a Research Application form. Lending and Reference Services also keeps printed copies of selections from the Archival Collection, including Eddy’s correspondence and reminiscences from her students.

Circulation/Information Desk
Enjoy priority access to our skilled reference librarians. If we do not own a particular book or publication, we will try to obtain it for you through our interlibrary loan service, which enables us to borrow from institutions nationwide. Our borrower’s cards are free and may be obtained at the circulation desk.