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This event is in the past.It took place on October 11, 2026 at Time Out Market Boston.

Tell-A-Booth 1
History Exhibition

Tell-A-Booth

September 9 at 11am - October 11

At Time Out Market Boston

Fenway–Kenmore, Boston

📚Booth first debuted at BPL's Central Library
⚾Fun pregame stop before a Red Sox game
🎧Press the buttons to pick your story

Pick up the receiver and hear Boston's past spill out. This vintage-style phone booth inside the food hall plays real stories from the Boston Public Library archives, on demand and at your own pace.

Interactive installation
Literary history
Self-guided
Quick visit
€€€€

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  • Interactive installation
  • Literary history
  • Self-guided
  • Quick visit
  • Time Out Market Boston
  • Fenway–Kenmore
  • Boston

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