The Mary Baker Eddy Library
200 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
1-617-450-7000 or 1-888-222-3711HOURS OF OPERATION
Exhibits and Shop
Tuesday-Sunday 10am to 4pm
Monday Closed
Last Mapparium Show at 3:40pm
Quotes café
Monday-Friday 8am to 3pm
Lending and Reference Services
Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 4pm
Closed Sunday, Monday, and holidays
*Call 617-450-7325 or e-mail reference@marybakereddylibrary.org
Research Room
Tuesday-Friday 10am to 4pm
Open first Saturday of each month, by appointment only*
Closed Sunday, Monday, and holidays
*Call 617-450-7218 or e-mail research@marybakereddylibrary.org
Holiday Hours
The Mary Baker Eddy Library will be closed for the following holidays:
Friday, July 4, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Please call the Library for exact information, including operating hours, before visiting on a specific holiday.
EXHIBIT ADMISSION FEES**
General Admission - $6.00
Seniors (62 and over), Students (with ID), Youth (6-17) - $4.00
Children under 6 and Friends of the Library - Free
Youth, Student, and Senior Groups (15 or more) - $3.00/person†
Bus Tour Groups (15 or more) - $4.00/person†
†See Group Visits
**Admission required for Mapparium and Quest Gallery. All other spaces in the Library are free, including Lending and Reference Services, Research Room, Quotes café, and Shop.
The Library accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express; all checks should be made payable to The Mary Baker Eddy Library.
PARKING
Limited parking is available ($5 with validation and restrictions) for visitors to the Library. Entrance to the underground lot is near the intersection of Huntington and Massachusetts Avenues, next to Horticultural Hall.
Paid public parking garages are also available in the Prudential Center and on Westland Avenue (near Symphony Hall), and there is limited street parking in the area.
Buses can drop off tour groups in front of the Library on
Massachusetts Avenue and park on Huntington Avenue alongside the Christian Science Plaza.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Library entrance is street accessible. Library exhibits are wheelchair accessible. Elevators are located in the Hall of Ideas and provide access to all spaces. The Library provides wheelchairs for use on a first-come, first-served basis, free of charge - please ask for assistance at the coat check. Companions for manual wheelchair users and for those who require assistance in reading wall text and/or object labels are admitted free of charge.
Baby-changing stations are located in all restrooms on the second and third floors of the Library.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, e-mail the Library at mail@marybakereddylibrary.org, call 1-617-450-7000 or 1-888-222-3711, or write to us at The Mary Baker Eddy Library, 200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
