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With Support from Amazon, the Newly Renovated Adams Street BPL Branch Strikes the Right Note

June 14, 2021

A gift of $25,000 will fund community programming and instrument lending in the branch’s state-of-the art Music Room.

Lacretsha Gates: Career Online High School Impact Story

April 26, 2021

Through the Career Online High School program provided by the Boston Public Library, 21 year old Lacretsha Gates has been able to receive her high school diploma after significant hardship in her life.

ESL Online Classes

April 2, 2021

English as a Second Language Classes continue online in 2020… Attendance Doubles!

Future Readers Club

April 2, 2021

One in three children enters kindergarten without the tools necessary to learn to read. The Future Readers Club works to even that playing field.

Connectivity Kits

Connectivity Kits

March 29, 2021

The BPL is bridging the digital divide with Home Connectivity Kits, where patrons can “check out the internet” with a laptop, hot spot, and multilingual quick-start guides.

BPL National Library Lovers Month

Everyone Loves the Library

February 9, 2021

Love is in the air! Did you know February is a month to celebrate your love of… libraries? Library Lovers’ month is a time to recognize the value of libraries, and all the special things

Ione Mallory

Author Shares Poem on Upbringing with the BPL in her Backyard

January 21, 2021

Ione Mallory — BPL Fund donor and author of Southie Won’t Go: A Teacher’s Diary of the Desegregation of South Boston High School — shares that her fondest childhood memories included the BPL and is Ione’s

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Greg Shell joins BPLF Board of Directors

September 1, 2020

Jeff Hawkins, BPLF Board Chair, and Paula Sakey, BPLF Executive Director, welcome Greg Shell to the Fund Board of Directors.

Paula Skakey

BPLF welcomes new Executive Director

June 30, 2020

Paula Sakey joined the Boston Public Library Fund as its Executive Director in June of 2020. Paula comes to the BPL Fund with 30 years of fundraising and communications experience.

With Support from Amazon, the Newly Renovated Adams Street BPL Branch Strikes the Right Note

June 14, 2021

A gift of $25,000 will fund community programming and instrument lending in the branch’s state-of-the art Music Room.

Lacretsha Gates: Career Online High School Impact Story

April 26, 2021

Through the Career Online High School program provided by the Boston Public Library, 21 year old Lacretsha Gates has been able to receive her high school diploma after significant hardship in her life.

ESL Online Classes

April 2, 2021

English as a Second Language Classes continue online in 2020… Attendance Doubles!

Future Readers Club

April 2, 2021

One in three children enters kindergarten without the tools necessary to learn to read. The Future Readers Club works to even that playing field.

Connectivity Kits

Connectivity Kits

March 29, 2021

The BPL is bridging the digital divide with Home Connectivity Kits, where patrons can “check out the internet” with a laptop, hot spot, and multilingual quick-start guides.

BPL National Library Lovers Month

Everyone Loves the Library

February 9, 2021

Love is in the air! Did you know February is a month to celebrate your love of… libraries? Library Lovers’ month is a time to recognize the value of libraries, and all the special things

Ione Mallory

Author Shares Poem on Upbringing with the BPL in her Backyard

January 21, 2021

Ione Mallory — BPL Fund donor and author of Southie Won’t Go: A Teacher’s Diary of the Desegregation of South Boston High School — shares that her fondest childhood memories included the BPL and is Ione’s

Greg Shell head shot

Greg Shell joins BPLF Board of Directors

September 1, 2020

Jeff Hawkins, BPLF Board Chair, and Paula Sakey, BPLF Executive Director, welcome Greg Shell to the Fund Board of Directors.

Paula Skakey

BPLF welcomes new Executive Director

June 30, 2020

Paula Sakey joined the Boston Public Library Fund as its Executive Director in June of 2020. Paula comes to the BPL Fund with 30 years of fundraising and communications experience.

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Check out our latest #BPLFund Donor Spotlight 🔦, the Martel Family!

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Jun 21

Check out our latest #BPLFund Donor Spotlight 🔦, the Martel Family!

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Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This year, learn about and reflect on the history of the holiday with BPL resources:

On June 19th, tune in to a live stream of the Boston Juneteenth Committee's annual Juneteenth program.(http://ow.ly/klwq50FdG4e)
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Jun 19

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This year, learn about and reflect on the history of the holiday with BPL resources:

On June 19th, tune in to a live stream of the Boston Juneteenth Committee's annual Juneteenth program.(http://ow.ly/klwq50FdG4e)

Or explore the Library's large collection of Anti-Slavery manuscripts, which contains over 12,000 letters written by 19th century abolitionists.
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This #FathersDay, give a meaningful gift with a bookplate dedication! Honor Dad with a personalized message placed in a circulating @bplboston book.

Click the link in our bio for more information!

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Jun 17

This #FathersDay, give a meaningful gift with a bookplate dedication! Honor Dad with a personalized message placed in a circulating @bplboston book.

Click the link in our bio for more information!

#FathersDay #BPLFund #BPL

Still looking for a Father's Day gift? This year, honor Dad with a personalized bookplate dedication. With a $35 donation, we will place a message in a @bplboston library book.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

#FathersDay #BPLFund #BPL

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Jun 15

Still looking for a Father's Day gift? This year, honor Dad with a personalized bookplate dedication. With a $35 donation, we will place a message in a @bplboston library book.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

#FathersDay #BPLFund #BPL

Father's Day is almost here! Celebrate Dad with a personalized message placed inside a circulating BPL Library book.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

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Jun 14

Father's Day is almost here! Celebrate Dad with a personalized message placed inside a circulating BPL Library book.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

This Father’s Day, celebrate the storyteller in your life with a bookplate dedication! With a donation of $35, we will place a personalized message in a circulating BPL book.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

#BPLBoston #FathersDay #BPLFund

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Jun 13

This Father’s Day, celebrate the storyteller in your life with a bookplate dedication! With a donation of $35, we will place a personalized message in a circulating BPL book.

Click the link in our bio to learn more!

#BPLBoston #FathersDay #BPLFund

June is Pride month and the BPL is celebrating the range of identities in the LGBTQ+ Community. At the Central Library in Copley Square, the Progress Pride Flag hangs from the front flag poles for this entire month. Check out Pride booklists, events, and more via the link in our bio

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Jun 10

June is Pride month and the BPL is celebrating the range of identities in the LGBTQ+ Community. At the Central Library in Copley Square, the Progress Pride Flag hangs from the front flag poles for this entire month. Check out Pride booklists, events, and more via the link in our bio

#BPLBoston #Pride #Pridemonth #HappyPride @bplboston

Set it and forget it ✅ You can now support the @bplboston in a consistent way while supporting the expansion of Wi-Fi access for all Bostonians!

Become a BPLF Conservator with a monthly gift of $5 or more and help provide months of free internet access to the patrons that need it most. ...

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Jun 3

Set it and forget it ✅ You can now support the @bplboston in a consistent way while supporting the expansion of Wi-Fi access for all Bostonians!

Become a BPLF Conservator with a monthly gift of $5 or more and help provide months of free internet access to the patrons that need it most.

To celebrate, we are also welcoming new members of the Conservators with a BPLFund Tote Bag!

Swipe ➡️ to see what your monthly gift can provide and JOIN NOW via link in bio.

#BPLFund #BPLFConservators #BPLBoston #BostonPublicLibrary #WiFiAccess #FreeToAll #Accessibility

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