Boston Public Library
 Tours and Programs
Kirstein Business Branch
20 City Hall Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
617-523-0860

Tours

Monthly tours of the Kirstein Business Branch are offered the first Wednesday of every month at 9:30 am. Space is limited-please register by phone (617-523-0860) or in person. Tours include a guided walk-through of each floor by our librarians and a brief database demonstration. Tours are free and generally last about an hour.

Tours are also available for groups, either general overviews or tours focused on particular business topics. We can best accommodate groups on weekday mornings but will attempt to work with your schedule. Please call Laura Pattison at 617-523-0860 to make arrangements.
Programs

FREE BUSINESS WORKSHOPS!!



Join us for these free business workshops sponsored by the Kirstein Business Branch and agencies in the Boston area. Programs are listed chronologically by date, starting with the listing for the Getting Started in Business lecture below (1/26). We include listings for recent programs below for your information, as many of the business programs will be repeated in Fall 2009. The workshops are held either at the Kirstein Business Branch, the Central Library of the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square, or at a Branch library of the BPL (South Boston or Mattapan). The location is indicated in red type. Please make sure to check the dates and locations carefully .

ONGOING - "BUSINESS FRIDAYS" at KIRSTEIN!
The Kirstein Business Branch has partnered with SCORE BOSTON to bring you "Business Fridays". A SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) counselor comes to Kirstein EVERY FRIDAY morning to offer business counseling. Make a free one-hour appointment at 10, 11 or noon. Before or after your appointment, you can get help from our knowledgeable business librarians to use Kirstein's business resources, including our "Small Business" and "Business Statistics" collections. To register, sign-up on the Second Floor of Kirstein, or call 617-523-0860. You can also register by email to lpattison@bpl.org Please put "SCORE appt." in the subject line of your email.

ALSO ONGOING   JVS "Career Wednesdays" at Kirstein, second Wednesday of every month.
Are you hunting for a job or considering a career change? Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) and Kirstein are cosponsoring "Ask the Career Experts", free appointments with career counselors and employment coaches from Career Moves at Jewish Vocational Services. On the second Wednesday of each month, you can receive customized advice at the Kirstein Business Branch about the job search process, career exploration, resumes, networking and more! To make a half-hour appointment between 10 am and 12 noon, please call Judy Bottkol at JVS at 617-399-3162. "Ask the Career Experts" is provided in partnership with Jewish Vocational Services of Boston, a non-sectarian organization that provides job search, employment assistance, education, training, career development, business assistance and support to individuals from all backgrounds. Get help before or after your appointment using Kirstein's many career resources, in our "Career section" and throughout the library. Click here for a printable flyer.

Investing Wisely to Avoid the Financial Risk of Longer Life Expectancy - Tuesday, May 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/branches/mattapan.htm. These topics will be covered:
  • Assessing the risk of outliving your assets
  • Determining the best diversification, asset allocation and types of investments
  • Understanding the impact of withdrawal rates on your investments
This program is part of How can I Afford Retirement? Investor Education at the Boston Public Library, sponsored by the: Boston Public Library; Investor Protection Trust; Investor Protection Institute; the Massachusetts Securities Division and the Financial Planning Association of New England. To register, go to www.affordretirement.bpl.org, call 617-859-2241 or email your information to affordretirement@bpl.org.

Mercadeando Su Negocio en Tiempos de Crisis - Miercoles, May 20 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Julia Martin House, 90 Bickford Street, Jamaica Plain (Marketing Your Business is Times of Crisis) - Detalles antes de seguir. Co-patrocinadores: Small Business Development Center/UMass Boston (SBDC); Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation. Registrarse en línea con el enlace de abajo http://www.sbdc.umb.edu/training.html or llame al (617) 287-7750.

Marketing Workshop-"Voice of the Customer" - Saturday, May 30 from 10-12 at the Kirstein Business Branch. During these economic times, every customer counts more than ever. Join us to learn how to get feedback from your customers to better serve them and to retain and attract new customers. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. To register, please call the Kirstein Business Branch at 617-523-0860 or sign up while at Kirstein.

Protecting Your Investments - The Best Defense is a Wise and Safe Investor - Tuesday, June 2 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/branches/mattapan.htm. These topics will be covered:
  • Learning the common investment and retirement planning mistakes
  • Understanding common methods of financial fraud and abuse
  • Discovering basic insurance investment strategies for retirement
  • Group Q & A session with financial advisors and program affiliates
This program is part of How can I Afford Retirement? Investor Education at the Boston Public Library, sponsored by the: Boston Public Library; Investor Protection Trust; Investor Protection Institute; the Massachusetts Securities Division and the Financial Planning Association of New England. To register, go to www.affordretirement.bpl.org, call 617-859-2241 or email your information to affordretirement@bpl.org.

Protecting Your Investments - The Best Defense is a Wise and Safe Investor - Monday, June 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the South Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/branches/southboston.htm. These topics will be covered:
  • Learning the common investment and retirement planning mistakes
  • Understanding common methods of financial fraud and abuse
  • Discovering basic insurance investment strategies for retirement
  • Group Q & A session with financial advisors and program affiliates
This program is part of How can I Afford Retirement? Investor Education at the Boston Public Library, sponsored by the: Boston Public Library; Investor Protection Trust; Investor Protection Institute; the Massachusetts Securities Division and the Financial Planning Association of New England. To register, go to www.affordretirement.bpl.org, call 617-859-2241 or email your information to affordretirement@bpl.org.

NEW!! Green Business Program Series Plan to attend programs about starting an environmentally friendly business and also about sustainable business practices. Come to these two related programs or the one most relevant to you: Starting a Green Business (June 9) and Greening your Business (June 16). These two programs are sponsored by the Kirstein Business Branch and will be held on Tuesdays, June 9 and June 16, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mezzanine Conference Room of the Boston Public Library. To register, please email Kirstein@bpl.org. Please put the words "green program" in the Subject line to alert us to your registration. Please let us know if you're registering for one or both programs.

  • Starting a Green Business (June 9) This program will feature a panel of speakers who have green businesses or who have resources to help you start a business that is "green". We're defining a "green business" as one that offers its clients a sustainable way to accomplish their goals and which does its work in an environmentally friendly way.
  • Greening your Business (June 16) will feature another panel, including: Galen Nelson, Green Tech Business Manager at the Boston Redevelopment Authority; Laura Catanzaro, owner of the business Holistic Design + Space Planning; and Dmitriy Nikolayev, board member of Mass Recycle. Information will be available from Mass Recycle ( www.massrecycle.org) which offers the "College of Green Offices", showing businesses how to "green" businesses and save money.

Job Hunting/Career Workshop-Wednesday, June 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Boston Room of the Boston Public Library. Judy Bottkol from JVS Boston will talk about networking when job hunting and about how to access the "hidden job market". The library will also provide a demonstration of business databases that list companies and articles and will tell you how to access these databases from home. This workshop is presented by the Kirstein Business Branch and the Social Sciences Department of the Boston Public Library. To register for this free program, please email Kirstein@bpl.org. and put "JOB" in the subject line.

Please check back for added programs We send out an email listing of our programs in September and January each year. If you would like to receive this listing, please send an email to lpattison@bpl.org with "Kirstein program email" in the subject line.