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Welcome to the new BPL.org! We’ve redesigned our website to make it more dynamic, innovative, and fun.
Welcome to the new BPL.org! We’ve redesigned our website to make it more dynamic, innovative, and fun.
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ReadBoston StoryMobile ReadBoston StoryMobile

Jul 20th | 10:00am - 11:30am
Egleston Square
The ReadBoston StoryMobile visits 11 Boston Public Library locations once a week for 4 weeks this summer to provide fun storytelling…
The ReadBoston StoryMobile visits 11 Boston Public Library locations once a week for 4 weeks this summer to provide fun storytelling…
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Cooking with Miss Debbie Cooking with Miss Debbie

Jul 19th | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Hyde Park
Something is cooking at the Library and teens are welcome to join Miss Debbie from Kidz Cooking to create delicious treats.  This is a…
Something is cooking at the Library and teens are welcome to join Miss Debbie from Kidz Cooking to create delicious treats.  This is a…
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Teen Central Tarot Teen Central Tarot

Jul 19th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Central Library in Copley Square
Join us in Teen Central as we explore the self and our future via the Tarot with Jenn M.! We'll be discussing the different cards and…
Join us in Teen Central as we explore the self and our future via the Tarot with Jenn M.! We'll be discussing the different cards and…
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Leslie Jones Photography Collection Leslie Jones Photography Collection

By JakeS
The Leslie Jones Collection is one of the crown jewels of Digital Commonwealth and the Boston Public Library. Jones was a press…
The Leslie Jones Collection is one of the crown jewels of Digital Commonwealth and the Boston Public Library. Jones was a press…
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Family Matters: Sagas and Dramas Family Matters: Sagas and Dramas

recommended by BostonPL_KirstenD
Celebrate National Family Reunion Month with this list of epic, multigenerational family sagas and sordid dramas! These books let you peek…
Celebrate National Family Reunion Month with this list of epic, multigenerational family sagas and sordid dramas! These books let you peek…
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Station Eleven

by Emily St. John Mandel
After a deadly flu wipes out most of humanity, this compelling tale takes you though the lives of some of the survivors, who now live in a… More
recommended by dhbhagat
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Downloadable Media Downloadable Media

Looking for eBooks, audiobooks, or streaming materials? Use any one of our downloadable media online resources to check these items out!
Looking for eBooks, audiobooks, or streaming materials? Use any one of our downloadable media online resources to check these items out!
Learn / about the American Anti-Slavery Almanac
Illustration for the cover of the 1836 American Anti-slavery Almanac, which presents an idealized alternative to slavery
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The American Anti-Slavery Almanac The American Anti-Slavery Almanac

By JakeS
When transcribing letters from the Anti-Slavery Manuscripts project, you may come across letters in which important figures, such as Lydia…
When transcribing letters from the Anti-Slavery Manuscripts project, you may come across letters in which important figures, such as Lydia…
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Breathing Room: Mapping Boston's Open... Breathing Room: Mapping Boston's Open...

Boston boasts some of the nation’s most recognizable and cherished green spaces, from Boston Common, to the Emerald Necklace, to hundreds…
Boston boasts some of the nation’s most recognizable and cherished green spaces, from Boston Common, to the Emerald Necklace, to hundreds…
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Trending eBooks & audiobooks for Teens Trending eBooks & audiobooks for Teens

Get started with summer reading by browsing our eBooks and audiobooks on OverDrive. Don't forget to update your progress at bpl.org/summer!
Get started with summer reading by browsing our eBooks and audiobooks on OverDrive. Don't forget to update your progress at bpl.org/summer!
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View our Travel Postcard Collection View our Travel Postcard Collection

The Tichnor Brothers Collection contains approximately 25,000 office proofs of postcards of the United States published by the Boston firm…
The Tichnor Brothers Collection contains approximately 25,000 office proofs of postcards of the United States published by the Boston firm…
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Fun in the Sun: Beach Reads for Summer Fun in the Sun: Beach Reads for Summer

Fill your device of choice with one of these novels perfect to pair with sunny days, warm beaches, and cool refreshments. Don't forget to…
Fill your device of choice with one of these novels perfect to pair with sunny days, warm beaches, and cool refreshments. Don't forget to…
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Outside with the Kids! Outside with the Kids!

By KatieD
Now that summer is upon us and the kids are out of school, we start to think about taking them outside for summer fun and to explore…
Now that summer is upon us and the kids are out of school, we start to think about taking them outside for summer fun and to explore…
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