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English-Language Classes Build Community
Funded by individuals and corporate grants, the BPL’s 100 percent cost-free ESOL program is an essential resource for Boston’s increasingly diverse neighborhoods.

Grant from Bernstein Private Wealth Management Advances Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
The Entrepreneur-in-Residence program aims to reduce barriers and advance equity in Boston’s business community.

Summer Reading Success
Thanks to the incredible generosity of more than 260 donors, the BPLF raised more than $55,000 for our Books for Boston’s Youth campaign!

Tickets Now on Sale
Night in the Stacks is back for a second year! Join us on Friday, October 20 for after-hours revelry at the Boston Public Library’s McKim Building in Copley Square.

Cummings Foundation Supports Library’s Social Services
The Boston Public Library Fund would like to thank the Cummings Foundation for its generous “Make a Difference Dollars Grant” of $50,000 to expand the Library’s social-services resources. At a Zoom meeting in June, BPL

$1,000,000 Gift Expands the Library’s LGBTQ+ Programming and Collections
The Boston Public Library Fund and the Boston Public Library (BPL) are proud to announce that the BPL has received a $1,000,000 bequest from the late Howard Cooper to dramatically expand its LGBTQ+ resources, collections, and programming.