Librarian Book Recommendations
Dawn by Publication Date: 1987Recommended by Kristina Bush, Library Experience Manager.
This book rocked my world. I could not put it down! The first in the Lilith's Brood series follows Lilith as she wakes up on an alien spacecraft - that's living!! - and discovers her new role is to train humans to reinhabit the Earth after having destroyed it in war. This book made me sit and think.
MinuteMan Library Network - Brookline
Get a Brookline Public Library card using your Boston University Student ID. This library card links you to the Minuteman Library Network of public libraries throughout the Greater Boston Area. You can get access to print books, eBooks, and audiobooks from any of the libraries in the Network with this card.
Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum is an independent library founded in 1807 that houses antiques, books, art, and more! Its collections support research in the history of Boston and New England, but the Athenaeum is more than a research library. Visit to see the beautiful mid-19th century building or go to an event, talk, or lecture. You can buy a ticket to visit the first floor, or a day pass to the entire library and museum.
Boston Library Consortium
The BLC is a consortium of academic libraries in the Greater Boston area. Using your Boston University ID (Terrier Card), you can use any member library's space to study. Institutions in the BLC include:
- Bentley University
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Boston College
- Brandeis University
- Tufts University
- Northeastern University
- And more! The BLC stretches from Vermont to Rhode Island
Boston University students, faculty, and staff may use your Terrier Card to borrow books from the following libraries just as you would from Boston University Libraries:
- Boston College,
- Brandeis University
- Northeastern University
As a Boston University student, you can apply for a Boston Library Consortium library card. This card allows you to borrow books directly from other libraries in the BLC besides the ones listed above. A BLC card is not required for using the space of a member library, just for checking out their materials.
JFK Presidential Library
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library is dedicated to the memory of the 35th president. Here, you can see exhibits about his life, presidency, the space program expansion, and Jackie Kennedy. Tickets are required to enter the library and museum. It is located just a few stops up the Red Line.
