The Boston Public Library Fund is excited to announce the awardees of the second annual Branching-Out Creative Catalyst Mini-Grant Program!
We were truly impressed by the thoughtful grant applications aimed at supporting creative programs tailored to each unique community. This year, all 25 branches submitted applications, making the selection process a meaningful experience.
With $75,000 in funding available, we are delighted to share that each branch will receive support, enabling impactful programs to come to life.
See below the outstanding programs funded at each branch below!
| Branch | Program Title |
| Adams Street | Health and Wellness Programs (All Ages) |
| Brighton | Book Adventures Intro to Crochet & Knitting for Adults |
| Charlestown | History Lecture Series Puppets with Nicola McEldowney |
| Chinatown | Chinese Brush Painting Workshop |
| Codman Square | I’ll Second That Emotion Haitian Creole Language Storytimes! |
| Connolly | Concert Series |
| East Boston | Library of Food – A Multigenerational Culinary Series Ukulele Lessons for Kids |
| Egleston Square | Teen-Led Children’s Programs Mindful Creativity |
| Faneuil | Crochet Classes Lion Dance with the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe! Art Workshops with The Corner Art Room at Faneuil Branch Library |
| Fields Corner | Second Annual Gund Kwok Lion Dance Performance in the Fields Corner neighborhood |
| Grove Hall | Historically Correct: Intergenerational Lecture Series and Book Club Poetry Workshop Series Reaching Tweens Through Creative STEAM Programming |
| Honan-Allston | Engaging Teens through Manga, Making, and Martial Arts Music is for Everyone |
| Hyde Park | Quarterly Concerts, Ikebana, Indigenous Knowledge & Family Games |
| Jamaica Plain | Creating textures in Color |
| Lower Mills | Stained Glass and Needle Felting Workshops Amping up Music Hour |
| Mattapan | Mattapan Black History and Arts Series |
| North End | Music and Movement for Little Learners featuring Little Groove |
| Parker Hill | Little Uprisings and Friends Puppetry Series |
| Roslindale | Crafting the Future: The Intersection of the arts and social change |
| Roxbury | Tween Makerspace Navigating High School/Teenhood Series for Middle Schoolers the Tiny Circ Desk Concert Series |
| South Boston | Ukulele Project Mocktail Making |
| South End | South End Pop-ups |
| Uphams Corner | Beginning Drawing Beginner Sewing |
| West End | Making Magical Music Knitting for Wellness |
| West Roxbury | Knitting 101 |