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Granite Telecommunications Helps Close the Digital Divide

January 19, 2022

With the support of Granite Telecommunications, more Bostonians will be able to access the information they need to thrive.

Expansion of Antiracist Reading Lending Collection

December 7, 2020

Thanks to a $75,000 grant from an anonymous donor, we are able to add additional digital copies of books on the BPL Antiracist reading collection. This funding allows patrons to gain access to digital copies of

promoting media literacy at Boston Public Library

Inspiring the next generation of civic leaders

June 22, 2020

In partnership with Boston Latin Academy and Generation Citizen, the BPL and WGBH hosted a group of eighth-graders who participated in a first-of-its-kind program focused on promoting media literacy.

Teaching Kindness Project, Boston Public Library

Teaching kindness and compassion

April 30, 2020

Wee The People is a series of arts-based events for children that explore social justice and the power of protest.

Granite Telecommunications Helps Close the Digital Divide

January 19, 2022

With the support of Granite Telecommunications, more Bostonians will be able to access the information they need to thrive.

Expansion of Antiracist Reading Lending Collection

December 7, 2020

Inspiring the next generation of civic leaders

June 22, 2020

In partnership with Boston Latin Academy and Generation Citizen, the BPL and WGBH hosted a group of eighth-graders who participated in a first-of-its-kind program focused on promoting media literacy.

Teaching kindness and compassion

April 30, 2020

Wee The People is a series of arts-based events for children that explore social justice and the power of protest.

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This Valentine’s Day, celebrate someone special in your life by dedicating a book at the Boston Public Library. With a donation of $50 or more, we will print a dedication and personalized message on a bookplate placed inside a newly purchased book circulating in the BPL.

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Jan 30

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This Valentine’s Day, celebrate someone special in your life by dedicating a book at the Boston Public Library. With a donation of $50 or more, we will print a dedication and personalized message on a bookplate placed inside a newly purchased book circulating in the BPL.

Dedicate a book to a loved one today at https://bplfund.org/dedicate-a-book/.

The perfect way to surprise your literary Valentine with a meaningful gift! Dedicate a seat in the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Hall and your loved one’s name will be engraved on a silver plaque on your chosen seat. All funds raised from this unique opportunity will support library programs and ...

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Jan 28

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The perfect way to surprise your literary Valentine with a meaningful gift! Dedicate a seat in the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Hall and your loved one’s name will be engraved on a silver plaque on your chosen seat. All funds raised from this unique opportunity will support library programs and services that are free to all. Learn more and reserve your seat now at bplfund.org/rabb.

Interested in learning how to communicate effectively online and offline to convert sales? Join Entrepreneur-in-Residence Dr. Allana da Graca on February 18 as she teaches you the steps to create a thriving business. To register for this event, visit bpl.org.

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Jan 27

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Interested in learning how to communicate effectively online and offline to convert sales? Join Entrepreneur-in-Residence Dr. Allana da Graca on February 18 as she teaches you the steps to create a thriving business. To register for this event, visit bpl.org.

This month, the care of items from the earliest days of @bplboston takes a major step forward — the inventory of 150,000 items, known as the Founding Research Collection, will begin. This incredible undertaking will provide updated information for the Library, improving item retrieval and ...

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Jan 25

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This month, the care of items from the earliest days of @bplboston takes a major step forward — the inventory of 150,000 items, known as the Founding Research Collection, will begin. This incredible undertaking will provide updated information for the Library, improving item retrieval and preparing the materials for streamlined cataloging.

Portions of the Founding Research Collection are from the Central Library’s two previous locations. The Library first opened at the Mason Street School, in 1854, but the collection quickly outgrew the space and a new building, at 55 Boylston Street, opened just four years later. The collection continued to grow, and by 1880 the state legislature had given a plot in the newly filled Back Bay for a new library building.

Preservation of the Founding Research Collection is funded by a contribution to the Boston Public Library Fund from an anonymous donor and by the Associates of the Boston Public Library.

Photo #1: Boston Public Library, Bates Hall, 55 Boylston Street., c. 1858
Photo #2:The Jester was a weekly comic first published c. 1845 that promoted home-grown literature based in Boston and the surrounding areas.

Join Erin E. Moulton in an online webinar on January 25 to examine the history of female groups through the development of community and church cookbooks. Participants will receive a few choice vintage recipes as well as a “recipe” for research planning.

Registration is required. Please...

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Jan 23

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Join Erin E. Moulton in an online webinar on January 25 to examine the history of female groups through the development of community and church cookbooks. Participants will receive a few choice vintage recipes as well as a “recipe” for research planning.

Registration is required. Please register on bpl.org to secure your spot!

This program is brought to you by the Nutrition Lab at the Roxbury Branch which is funded by a generous donation to the Boston Public Library Fund.

The new exhibit at @bplmaps is now open!

Building Blocks: Boston Stories from Urban Atlases, travels to different areas of metropolitan Boston from the 1870s to the 1930s for an episodic view of history, illuminating the many stories that are preserved in the urban atlas collection. Beyond ...

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Jan 18

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This year, Boston has a special reason to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Embrace, a bronze sculpture honoring Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Friday on Boston Common and commemorates the Kings’ efforts for racial and social equity and as a remembrance ...

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Jan 16

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This year, Boston has a special reason to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Embrace, a bronze sculpture honoring Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Friday on Boston Common and commemorates the Kings’ efforts for racial and social equity and as a remembrance of the couple’s love story that began in Boston. @embracebos

Photo courtesy of the artist Hank Willis Thomas.

The Boston Public Library Fund is pleased to announce several new grants to support Boston's youth! The Future Readers Club and teen technology programming were funded by two anonymous donors. In addition, the Boston Bruins Foundation will fund the Library’s programs during February school ...

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Jan 13

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The Boston Public Library Fund is pleased to announce several new grants to support Boston's youth! The Future Readers Club and teen technology programming were funded by two anonymous donors. In addition, the Boston Bruins Foundation will fund the Library’s programs during February school vacation. We are grateful to these donors for their commitment to our youngest patrons.

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Expansion of Antiracist Reading Lending Collection

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Granite Telecommunications Helps Close the Digital Divide

Expansion of Antiracist Reading Lending Collection

Inspiring the next generation of civic leaders

Teaching kindness and compassion

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