The Open-Air Library Opens. Bryan Park again offers a ration of literature with the opening May 17 of the open-air library conducted by the Park Department and the extension division of the Public Library. The library was first opened in 1935 as a result of the success of libraries installed in the parks of Madrid and on Boston Common.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The Open-Air Library Opens. Bryan Park again offers a ration of literature with the opening May 17 of the open-air library conducted by the Park Department and the extension division of the Public Library. The library was first opened in 1935 as a result of the success of libraries installed in the parks of Madrid and on Boston Common.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. May 1937]

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CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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