February 1-2, 2019 - Imbolc Imbolc is a Wiccan and pagan holiday, that is sometimes referred to as Candlemas or Oimelc. The celebration of Imbolc originates from the Celts. Imbolc symbolizes the halfway point between the winter solstice (Yule) and the spring equinox (Ostara). The word "imbolc" means "in the belly of the Mother," because…
1 Year Anniversary of Anti-Slavery Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library
Hi there, One year ago today (National Handwriting Day, no less!), we launched Anti-Slavery Manuscripts at the Boston Public Library. In the year since launch, our incredible community of transcribers has spent thousands of hours helping to transcribe the Boston Public Library’s Anti-Slavery Collection. For that, we want to say: Thank…
Book Group for Adults on the Spectrum
Event Feb. 15 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Central Library's Mezzanine Conference Room 2 In partnership with the Asperger/Autism Network, the BPL is hosting a book discussion group for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related conditions. We will meet every month to discuss a particular book selected by the group (fiction or nonfiction). The first book to…
The Origins and Practice of Holidays: Mahayana New Year
January 21 – 23, 2019 - Mahāyāna New Year Mahāyāna, which means 'Great Vehicle' in English. Mahāyāna is also a term that refers to Buddhist philosophies and practices. The other main branch of Buddhism is Theravada. Mahāyāna and Theraveda Buddhism differ in a few ways. Theraveda Buddhism is commonly practiced in Southeast Asia, in places…
National Squirrel Appreciation Day!
January 21st is National Squirrel Appreciation Day! In honor of National Squirrel Appreciation Day, here are some of our favorite images of squirrels from our digitized collections. These photos and images are available through the Digital Commonwealth, which is made possible through digitization services from the Boston Public Library. Click on any of the images to view them…
Recent Digitization Highlights: the San Sisto Choirbooks, 1475-1495
Thanks to the generous support of the Associates of the Boston Public Library, the BPL recently digitized two monumental, highly decorated prayer books from our collection of medieval and early renaissance manuscripts. The two manuscripts -- an antiphonary and a psalter -- once belonged to a larger set of 14 choirbooks created for the Benedictine monastery of San Sisto…
Wee the People: Exploring Social Justice with Kids
You may have noticed the name Wee the People popping up at events across the both the library system and the city in the past few years, and maybe you weren't exactly sure what they were actually doing. If not, now's your chance to find out more about this awesome organization! Wee The People is…
Genealogy Workshops at the Central Library, starting 1/22!
Genealogy and family history research is a popular pastime these days, especially with the advent of DNA testing and the popularity of TV shows like Who Do You Think You Are? and Finding Your Roots. The BPL is home to many collections and resources that can be useful to amateur genealogists and family historians…
So Be Good…or Not
Good or bad? Right or wrong? You will have a hard time deciding while reading any one of these "good" thrillers. And check out these book covers! They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. So what do these eyes reveal? The Good Girl Never go with strangers... Nobody has ever taken care of Mia Dennett. Her upwardly mobile…
Boston’s Great Molasses Flood
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 is the 100th anniversary of Boston’s Great Molasses Flood. Shortly after noon, on that day in 1919, a storage tank containing over 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed in the city’s North End. A wave of molasses, estimated by some to be as high as 15 feet, and moving at a…
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