For National Library Week 2022 the Boston Public Library Fund commissioned the incredible Alondra Bobadilla, Boston’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate, to write and perform a poem about the Boston Public Library.
Program funded through the Lynch Foundation is now available at Adams Street, Roslindale, and Roxbury branches.
The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced it has received $2.1 million in private funding to revitalize the library’s Founding Research Collection. Two gifts are making this work possible: a contribution to the Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library is pleased to announce the creation of an expansive new booklet celebrating the art, architecture, and built heritage of the Central Library in Copley Square. Visitors near and far are invited
This year, the Boston Public Library’s annual Concerts in the Courtyard series is still on, streaming live! Enjoy the best music from anywhere now through the end of August.
The BPL’s Anti-Slavery Collection—one of the largest and most important repositories of abolitionist material in the United States—contains approximately 40,000 pieces of correspondence, broadsides, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and memorabilia from the 1830s through the 1870s.
The BPL’s Rare Books and Manuscript department is home to more than 250,000 books. A major renovation is underway, supported in part by the BPLF.
For National Library Week 2022 the Boston Public Library Fund commissioned the incredible Alondra Bobadilla, Boston’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate, to write and perform a poem about the Boston Public Library.
Program funded through the Lynch Foundation is now available at Adams Street, Roslindale, and Roxbury branches.
The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced it has received $2.1 million in private funding to revitalize the library’s Founding Research Collection. Two gifts are making this work possible: a contribution to the Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library is pleased to announce the creation of an expansive new booklet celebrating the art, architecture, and built heritage of the Central Library in Copley Square. Visitors near and far are invited
This year, the Boston Public Library’s annual Concerts in the Courtyard series is still on, streaming live! Enjoy the best music from anywhere now through the end of August.
The BPL’s Anti-Slavery Collection—one of the largest and most important repositories of abolitionist material in the United States—contains approximately 40,000 pieces of correspondence, broadsides, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and memorabilia from the 1830s through the 1870s.
The BPL’s Rare Books and Manuscript department is home to more than 250,000 books. A major renovation is underway, supported in part by the BPLF.
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...
Jan 30
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 ...
Jan 28
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 ...
Jan 25
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...
Jan 23
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 ...
Jan 18
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 ...
Jan 16
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 ...
Jan 13
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