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.
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.
Through Boston Public Library Community Learning and partnerships like Tech Goes Home, Patrons are able to learn and master computer skills that help them have a better quality of life. Read below for a testimonial from one of our participants!
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Apr 10
During Library closures and distance learning, Library Branch Staff helped patrons of all ages stay creative. Swipe ➡️ for some amazing examples of how Library patrons have crafted together over the past year!
🦉The Jamaica Plain Branch made Owl Masks and encouraged some of their ...
Apr 7
We want to WELCOME you to National Library Week with a Song!
We also have amazing news… A friend of the BPL Fund has generously pledged a special matching gift challenge in support of the BPL!
Starting today, every gift to the BPL Fund up our goal of $25,000 will be MATCHED in ...
Apr 5
⬆️⬆️⬆️From the “BPL to Go” check out program to personalized Book Bundles custom made for children and teens, the Librarian staff across all of our branches have not only kept us reading but helped many feel “closer to normal”.
We’re counting down the days to ...
Apr 2
Bookmark Next Week 📖
April 4-10 is National Library Week -- a time to celebrate all of the amazing people, programs, and places of YOUR Boston Public Library.
Right here we will showcase all of the incredible ways the Central Library in Copley Square and its 25 branches have ...
Mar 31
Celebrate the last week of Women’s History Month with the BPL collections! From Emily Dickinson’s pressed flowers and original poetry to suffragettes’ letters that tell the story of the women’s rights movement, the BPL preserves and presents collections of strong, trailblazing American ...
Mar 25
Library Branch Shout out ⭐️
Since the pandemic began, the BPL Jamaica Plain Branch has been creating book bundles to keep children in their communities connected through reading. Librarians personally make them according to the age of the child, their likes and dislikes, reading levels,...
Mar 23
3.6 Million people visit the BPL each year. Many visit the McKim Building at the Central Library in Copley Square to marvel at its unparalleled art and architecture. Discover this 1895 marvel from your own home with a brand new virtual highlights tour via the link in our bio
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Mar 19
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