This year we are offering a unique and limited opportunity to honor a family member or friend in Bates Hall, the premier reading and research room at the Central Library’s McKim Building.
For a short time, you can dedicate one of Bates Hall’s 56 iconic green lamps, honoring the 1895 original fixtures, with a distinctive engraved brass plaque by making a tax deductible gift of $18,000 or a commitment payable over three years to the Boston Public Library Fund.
Bates Hall is considered architecturally one of the most important rooms in the world. Patrons and scholars visit regularly to research, study, and read in this idyllic location. Your gift will light the way for a brighter future for Boston and beyond.
To learn more about this limited opportunity, contact Carol Estes-Schwartz, Deputy Executive Director, at 617-859-2032 or cestes@bplfund.org.
Summer Reading at the BPL kicks off today and it’s not too late to make a splash! When you make your gift of $250 or more before this Thursday, you’ll help support all initiatives within the youth Summer Reading program at the BPL and you’ll be featured on our donor “Splash Wall” in the ...
Jul 5
“Freedom is found through the portals of our nation's libraries.” - David McCullough, Author, American Historian, two time Pulitzer Prize winner, and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
Happy Fourth of July from the Boston Public Library Fund!
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Jul 4
Today marks the last day of school in the Boston Public School system which means that Summer Reading is about to get underway! Our goal this summer is to help build children’s at-home libraries by giving away free books at our branches. Your gift to the BPL Fund will help purchase thousands of ...
Jun 27
Thank you, Cummings Foundation! The Boston Public Library Fund received a $100,000 grant to help support the Boston Public Library’s Homework Assistance Program, one of the Library’s longest running and most beloved programs. This free, after-school service is led by Teen Mentors, high-achieving...
Jun 23
How can we stop the “summer slide?” Keep kids learning all summer long! The Youth Summer Reading Program at the Boston Public Library will kick off soon & we need your help. We’re trying to raise $35,000 to support programming that will include arts & crafts workshops, chess club, ...
Jun 22
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