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Exhibitions

Events

Book Sale

Saturday, February 4, 10 a.m.
Lower Level, McKim Building, Central Library in Copley Square

The City-Wide Friends of the Boston Public Library host a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Help and African American Women’s History

Saturday, February 4, 1 p.m.
Grove Hall Branch

Carolyn Roberts, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, will present a screening of the film, The Help, followed by a discussion of the themes in the film.

Lowell Lecture with Susan Hockfield

Tuesday, February 7, 6 p.m.
Rabb Lecture Hall, Central Library in Copley Square

Susan Hockfield, the sixteenth president of MIT and the first life scientist and the first woman to head the Institute, will speak as part of the Lowell Lecture Series on Remembering the Civil War.

One Hundred Years of the Franklin Park Zoo

Wednesday, February 8, 6 p.m.
Orientation Room, Central Library in Copley Square

Dr. Rory Browne will give an illustrated talk titled “Beastly Boston.”

Author Talk with Toby Lester

Thursday, February 9, 6 p.m.
Boston Room, Central Library in Copley Square

Toby Lester will speak on his new book, Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image.