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“In Boston, the physical changes reflect the evolving nature of libraries…
“As it happens, the entrance, on Boylston Street, is close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where bombs last year killed three people and injured more than 260 others. With this wound at their front door, the architects are even more determined for the library to be inviting.
“This is a strong statement of pride in the city and its civic life, in spite of what happened across the street,” Mr. Gayley said. “The library is opening its doors and not retreating behind solid walls.”
–Breaking Out of the Library Mold, in Boston and Beyond by Katharine Q. Seelye at the New York Times
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