Boston Public Library
About the Boston Public Library

 

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Community

Follow our plans for the future and give us your feedback.

The BPL Compass: Principles for Excellence

Our system-wide strategic framework that will identify principles that reflect the BPL’s mission and its role as an institution with research and circulating collections, a Central Library and branches, an online presence, and community outreach.

Finances & Budget

Neighborhod Service Initiative

A report by the BPL Trustees’ Neighborhood Services Committee

Board of Trustees

Lists of the current and past trustees, mission, charters, meeting minutes, and by-laws.

BPL by the Numbers

Find out more about the BPL today through facts and figures.

Senior Staff & Management

History & Description

Learn about the founders, legislation, and architects who made the BPL possible.

Hours & Directions

Holiday Closings

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