Mission

To preserve and provide access to historical records of our society, and to serve the cultural, educational and informational needs of the people of the city and the commonwealth by leading and focusing the fundraising efforts, raising the visibility of the library and its programs and encouraging community involvement.

History

 The entrance to the National Historic Landmark McKim Building welcomes the public with a founding principle of the American public library movement carved in stone above the main door: FREE TO ALL. The building’s facades display bold inscriptions:

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON BUILT BY THE PEOPLE AND

DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING.

FOUNDED THROUGH THE MUNIFICENCE AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF CITIZENS.

In 1992, these dedicated supporters of the Library, John and Diddy Cullinane, William Bulger, and William O. Taylor joined forces in the beginning to restore one of the City’s most venerable buildings, the Charles McKim building located on Copley Square. Over the years the foundation’s focus broadened to include programming support as well In creating the Boston Public Library Foundation, they sought to build a new partnership among civic-minded individuals, the corporate community, and public funders. The combined strength and leadership of this partnership continues to move the great work of the Library forward.

With the generosity of many donors the foundation has raised more than $80 million for facilities, programs designed specifically for children, teens and seniors.  Author events, lecture series and exhibitions have also been made possible do to the work of the Foundation and its generous supporters.

Privacy Policy (Last updated: October 20, 2011)

PURPOSE

The Boston Public Library Foundation recognizes your right as a donor to privacy and pledges to protect it.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

When visiting our web site, our web server automatically logs (records) domain name and standard information about the operating system and web browser you are using, as provided by your web browser. This information is used for statistical purposes to help us manage our site, but it does not identify you in any way.

We collect personal information about you only if you volunteer it through our website, sign-in sheets at events, and/or make a donation. We may use this information to contact you for support purposes and to answer questions. All information is kept confidential.

EMAIL ADDRESSES

We collect email addresses that are voluntarily provided to us so that we may send email news briefings in the future. We use these email addresses only to distribute the Foundation’s electronic messages. The Boston Public Library Foundation does not sell, rent, or lend email addresses of users to anyone. Registered subscribers can remove their names from our subscriber list at any time by notifying us at info@bplf.com.

 POSTAL ADDRESSES

The Boston Public Library Foundation does not exchange its postal mailing list with other organizations. Please contact the Foundation at info@bplf.com or 617-247-8980 if you wish to opt-out of these mailings.

DONATION INFORMATION

The Boston Public Library Foundation makes donations easy for you. You can donate online on to the Boston Public Library Foundation.  The website supports authentication for the page you are viewing when making a donation.  The identity of the website has been verified by our credit card processing vendor.

The page you view while processing payment is encrypted before being transmitted over the internet.  Encryption makes it very difficult for unauthorized people to view information traveling between computers.  It is therefore very unlikely that anyone reads the page as it travels across the network.

We maintain records of all contributions to the Boston Public Library Foundation. All information is kept private and confidential, stored in a secure location and accessible only by authorized staff and board.

DONOR RECOGNITION

The Boston Public Library Foundation appreciates the great support of our donors and may publish donor recognition lists in its annual reports, publications and/or website. If you would like to remain anonymous in recognitions, please contact the Foundation at info@bplf.com or 617-247-8980 to remove your name from recognition.

 

Staff

David M. McKay, Executive Director

Colleen Greco, Project and Office Manager

Alison Murphy, Annual Giving Coordinator

Jessica Feroli, Administrative Assistant and Event Planner

To be named, Finance Business Manager

Career Opportunities

The Boston Public Library Foundation has an opening on its staff for a Finance Business Manager.  The Foundation is at the start of an exciting chapter in its 20-year history.  You should apply if you are interested in being part of launching a comprehensive development program to benefit a leading library.

The Boston Public Library Foundation Mission:

To preserve and provide access to historical records of our society, and to serve the cultural, educational and informational needs of the people of the city and the commonwealth by leading and focusing the fundraising efforts, raising the visibility of the library and its programs and encouraging community involvement.

 

Candidate Application Procedures

To apply for these positions, submit the following documents to info@bplf.com:

• Cover letter that highlights your entrepreneurial skills and what you would bring to this fast-paced “start-up” environment
• Resume
• Full contact information for three references

Phone calls are discouraged.

 

For more information please contact:

The Boston Public Library Foundation
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA  02116
Phone (617) 247-8980
Fax (617) 247-1571
bplf@bplf.com