and the glass.As many of you know, a few years back the Cambridge Public Library underwent a major re-model and expansion project. Since its grand re-opening in 2009, our Main Library has garnered over 12 awards, including the Boston Society of Architects’ prestigious Harleston Parker Award as the most beautiful building in the greater Boston area. The library has also received a silver LEED certification.
The community's response to the end-product of this project was positive and powerful. On opening day at the new Main Library 1,750 people came through the glass doors and checked out 5,000 items! Cantabrigians were eager to see their beautiful new library and to show it off to visiting friends and family members. As a response to this interest, the Friends of the CPL began giving docent-led tours to interested individuals in the spring of 2010.
The tours have been running ever since. Perhaps you have taken one and learned about the history of our original stone building and the face-lift it received, or about the unique design of our double-skinned curtain wall and the contribution it makes to the environmental sustainability of the complex, or about the original artwork that is an integral part of our library.
It has been a good two years, but we have decided that it's time for our docents to take a well-deserved break. The last docent-led tour will be Saturday, May 26th. If you have been telling yourself that taking the tour would be a great idea but have just never made it over to Broadway on a Saturday morning, don't despair. This summer, some of our docents will be working on a new self-guided format for the tour. Look for it at the Q/A desk in the fall.
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