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Our Mission

Founded in 1972, The Associates of the Boston Public Library is a community-based organization dedicated to expanding the role of the Boston Public Library in the intellectual life of the City. Over the past thirty years, it has been the creator and underwriter of a wide array of programs, including:

• Regularly scheduled art and architecture tours
• Poetry readings
• Lectures, public discussions and symposia
• Music events
• Book signings and readings
• Other activities that celebrate the spirit of the Library
  and heighten public awareness of its resources.

The Associates also oversees the David McCullough Conservation Fund, and supports the Library in its ongoing efforts to acquire, conserve and restore materials for its special collections. In addition to Literary Lights and Literary Lights for Children, more specialized programs are also offered to Associates members through the Friends of Music and Friends of Art & Architecture at the Boston Public Library.

Board of Directors
Vivian Spiro, Chair
Mary McGrath, Vice Chair
Anita Lincoln, Treasurer
Alan Andres, Secretary

James T. Bartlett
W. Timothy Carey
Lorie Conway
Peter Drummey
Allan M. Green
Lucinda Jewell
Peter Kadzis
Kathryn Lasky
Mary Pfeifer Lentz
Gregory Maguire
William Martin
Julia Pfannenstiehl
Virginia Wickwire

Executive Director
Betsy Hall

Associates of the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Phone: 617-536-3886
Fax: 617-536-3813
e-mail: associates@bpl.org

 

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