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Trustees to Meet August 14 A Public Meeting of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston has been scheduled for Thursday, August 14, at 8 a.m.,at the in the McKim Building's Orientation Room, Copley Square, for the purpose of selecting a new president of the Boston Public Library. The Trustees may opt to continue the selection process on Friday, August 15, at 8 a.m.

Exhibits and Programs:
	Calling All Kids, Teens and Adults Record and Review Your Summer Reading online. Whether you are spending the summer at camp, on the Cape or in your own backyard, you can participate in summer reading. Registration is ongoing. Also, check to see what wild events your local branch has planned for kids and families.

	Cello Performance Planned Friday, Aug. 8 at 3:30 p.m. Courtyard, Copley Square Cellist Javier Caballero, who has a masters in cello performance from the Boston Conservatory, will play.

	All the World's a Page July 1 through September 30 McKim Building 3rd Floor, Copley Square The Boston Public Library, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, presents All the World’s a Page: 400 Years of Shakespeare in Print, an exhibit that asks the question: Where would the Bard be without his books?

	American WWI Posters on Display Through September 4 Wiggin Gallery, Copley Square More than 50 American World War I posters from the BPL Print Department including posters of recruitment, patriotism, war bond promotions, the home front, and war relief organizations.

	Exhibit Marks Archdiocese's 200th Through Sept. 30, McKim Building Cheverus Room and Chavannes Gallery Materials from the collections of the archives of the Archdiocese of Boston and the research collection and archives of the Boston Public Library will be displayed.

	Discover John Adams's Library Online Visit the John Adams Library website to explore the personal library of 2nd President John Adams and learn more about his remarkable life and extensive 3,500-volume collection.

	Take an online voyage through the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center's website - Chart your course from Journeys of the Imagination and Faces and Places to Birds Eye Views.

Enjoy fine food and lovely views at Novel Restaurant and Sebastians Map Room Cafe.


	General/Contact Info \| Central Library \| Neighborhood Branches \| Research and Specialized Services \| BPL Catalogs \| Electronic Resources \| Guides \| News \| Questions \| Search/Site Map The Boston Public Library • 617-536-5400 • ask@bpl.org Central Library -- 700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116 For more than 150 years, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America with revolutionary ideas and famous firsts. Established in 1848, the BPL was the first publicly supported municipal library in America, the first public library to lend a book, the first to have a branch library and the first to have a children’s room. Today, the BPL boasts 27 neighborhood branches, free Internet access, two unique restaurants, an award-winning website and an online store featuring reproductions of the BPL’s priceless photographs and artwork. Each year, the BPL hosts nearly 5000 programs, answers more than one million reference questions and serves millions of people in its National Historic Landmark McKim Building in Copley Square. All of its programs and exhibits are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning!