
Cummings Foundation Grant Award
The Boston Public Library Fund (BPLF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
The Boston Public Library Fund (BPLF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
The Boston Public Library Fund (BPLF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
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
Give Now The BPL Central Library and its 25 branches are conveners of people, resources, and ideas. In our current pandemic world, we have seen Library staff go above and
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,
Ione Malloy — 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
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
The Boston Public Library’s Homework Assistance Program (HAP) provides free, 100% accessible academic support for thousands of K-8 students in the city. HAP also provides employment and post-secondary skills development
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
The Boston Public Library English as a Second Language (ESL) classes have grown tremendously since the onset of COVID-19.
Jeff Hawkins, BPLF Board Chair, and Paula Sakey, BPLF Executive Director, welcome Greg Shell to the Fund Board of Directors.
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.
Thank you to the individuals and organizations that supported Books for Boston, a campaign that purchased and safely delivered more than 6,000 books to 28 non-profits serving individuals impacted by COVID-19.
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.
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 physical health and well-being of Boston’s residents is crucial to the vibrancy and advancement of our community.
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.
You Can Read 1K B4 Pre-K is a revolutionary program of the Boston Public Library with the goal of enabling every young child in Boston to read 1,000 books before the start of kindergarten.
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
Give Now The BPL Central Library and its 25 branches are conveners of people, resources, and ideas. In our current pandemic world, we have seen Library staff go above and beyond to keep patrons connected.
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 Malloy — 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
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
The Boston Public Library’s Homework Assistance Program (HAP) provides free, 100% accessible academic support for thousands of K-8 students in the city. HAP also provides employment and post-secondary skills development for over 50 high-achieving Boston
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
The Boston Public Library English as a Second Language (ESL) classes have grown tremendously since the onset of COVID-19.
Jeff Hawkins, BPLF Board Chair, and Paula Sakey, BPLF Executive Director, welcome Greg Shell to the Fund Board of Directors.
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.
Thank you to the individuals and organizations that supported Books for Boston, a campaign that purchased and safely delivered more than 6,000 books to 28 non-profits serving individuals impacted by COVID-19.
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.
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 physical health and well-being of Boston’s residents is crucial to the vibrancy and advancement of our community.
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.
You Can Read 1K B4 Pre-K is a revolutionary program of the Boston Public Library with the goal of enabling every young child in Boston to read 1,000 books before the start of kindergarten.
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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