Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and KIMBERLEE KRUESI BOSTON (AP) " When David Arsenault takes down a worn, leather-bound 19th-century book from the winding shelves of the Boston Athenaeum, he feels a sense of awe " like he's handling an artifact in a museum. Many of the half a million books that line the library's seemingly endless […]