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Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England

LEAH WILLINGHAM and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press
Nov 2, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
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When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from a shelf of the Boston Athenaeum, he feels a sense of awe — like he's handling an artifact in a museum.

Athenaeums Private Libraries — Portraits of Mass. Rep. Charles Lewis Mitchell, left, and Dr. John V. de Grasse are seen Oct. 9 in a photograph album from the personal collection of anti-slavery activist Harriet Hayden, which was printed in the 1860s, at the Boston Athenaeum.
Charles Krupa, Associated Press

Here's what happens to your body when clocks 'fall back' an hour

Here's what happens to your body when clocks 'fall back' an hour

LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press

Athenaeums Private Libraries — Pedestrians walk past the Boston Athenaeum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States, on Oct. 9 in Boston.
Charles Krupa, Associated Press

Athenaeums Private Libraries — A sculpture of the character Little Nell from Charles Dickens's "The Old Curiosity Shop" is displayed Oct. 9 at the Boston Athenaeum.
Charles Krupa, Associated Press

Athenaeums Private Libraries — Bound copies of Alexander Hamilton's papers are displayed Oct. 9 at the Boston Athenaeum.
Charles Krupa, Associated Press

Athenaeums Private Libraries — Guests read and work Oct. 9 in the fifth-floor reading room, designated a "silent space," at the Boston Athenaeum.
Charles Krupa, Associated Press

Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it means

Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it means

Karen Garcia Los Angeles Times

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