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reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio

Johnson Lobby,
Changing Exhibits Gallery,
and Wiggin Gallery
Central Library
Through July 31.
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Robert Browning at 200: His Enduring Importance

Rare Books Lobby
Central Library
Through August 31.
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Forgotten Chapters

Cheverus Room
Central Library
Through July 30.
America Votes

America Votes

Leventhal Map Center
Central Library
Through
November 10.

New & Noteworthy:

  • Summer hours to begin: the last day of Sunday hours at the Central Library in Copley Square is May 20. Sunday hours will return in the fall.
  • The talk by Walter Isaacson, originally scheduled for Monday, May 21, at the Central Library in Copley Square, has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for the fall of 2012.
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Calling all kids and teens…

The Boston Public Library youth services team is looking to enhance its programming and is interested in ideas from kids and teens. Please spend 3 minutes on this short survey and invite your friends to do the same.

Events

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Compass Roundtable: Access & Innovation

Thursday, May 17, 6 p.m.
West End Branch

Discuss the Access & Innovation principle from the BPL’s strategic plan with the library’s digital projects manager, web services manager, and director of administration & technology.

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Author Talk with James Redfearn

Thursday, May 17, 7 p.m.
Brighton Branch

James Redfearn talks about his book, The Rising at Roxbury Crossing, a novel about the 1919 Boston Police Strike that captures the texture of the city at that time.

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Music and Movement for Children

Friday, May 18, 10 a.m.
Egleston Square Branch

Scott Kepnes performs funny, funky, folk-rock music and storytelling.

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Introduction to Folk Music

Saturday, May 19, 2 p.m.
Hyde Park Branch

Songwriter Terry Kitchen presents a concert in which he tells stories in song with his award-winning music.

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Introduction to the Library’s Digitized Collections

Monday, May 21, 11:30 a.m.
Training Lab, Central Library in Copley Square

Explore digitized books, photographs, manuscripts, and maps from the BPL collections.