Our Now Read This! newsletters offer suggestions for your next favorite read, from hidden gems to the latest hot pick. Available in six genres, these newsletters include: a featured book of the month a special event worth checking out a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming titles booklists for further reading Whether you prefer…
Teen Volunteer Review: The Martian
Late last year, Boston Latin School sophomore Kien Bui read and loved Artemis by Andy Weir, so today he's sharing his thoughts on Weir's first book, The Martian!
Now Read This! Genre Newsletter: Romance
Our Now Read This! newsletters offer suggestions for your next favorite read, from hidden gems to the latest hot pick. Available in six genres, these newsletters include: a featured book of the month a special event worth checking out a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming titles booklists for further reading Whether you prefer…
The Story of AX6587, Boston’s Most Famous Manx Shearwater
A Fateful Meeting In late spring 1952, a bird whose leg-ring read AX6587 had a fateful meeting with a Bostonian named Rosario Mazzeo. The bird was a Manx shearwater, a species of seabird related to the more well-known albatrosses, and Mazzeo was a clarinetist and personnel manager for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Their lives…
Queer Fiction Blog: June 2021
Welcome to the June 2021 edition of the Queer Fiction Blog! HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!!! The annual We Are Pride list is officially out! Every year a committee of super queer and very awesome librarians puts together a list for children, teens, and adults of the best LGBTQ+ books published the year before. You can…
Remembering Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert
Children's literature lost two of its greatest author-illustrators last week. Eric Carle passed away on May 23, 2021 at 96 years old and Lois Ehlert passed on May 25, 2021 at 86 years old. Both had long, active careers that influenced generations of children. Eric Carle, born in 1929 in Syracuse, New York, grew up…
凝聚历史：唐人街藏品调查问卷计划
Read the English version of this post. 如何对一个社区的历史进行研究？当所需的记录分散在众多地点，如何才能开展这项研究？我们致力于为对唐人街历史展开调查的社区研究人员简化这一过程。BPL、波士顿研究中心以及东北大学图书馆与社区组织合作，以对唐人街的历史藏品开展盘点工作。继续阅读本文，了解我们如何收集社区反馈以寻找波士顿地区的历史藏品，以及我们如何利用这些材料来了解唐人街的历史…
Digging Deeper, Growing Stronger: Learn More About a Subject
What would you like to learn about? When hot weather approaches, it's time to start thinking about what you'll read this summer! Our theme for Adult Summer Reading 2021 is "Digging Deeper, Growing Stronger," and you can learn more about the challenges and prizes on our website. Keep in mind that Adult Summer Reading is…
Digging Deeper, Growing Stronger: 8 Ways to Learn Something New for Summer Reading Bingo
“One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” – Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle It may not seem like it, but summer is coming. It’s Summer Reading Program time, which begins on June 1. Are you ready? This year’s adult summer reading theme is Digging Deeper, Growing Stronger. Our social…
Teen Volunteer Review: Beezus and Ramona
This week, Jalissa Martins, a student at Boston Collegiate Charter School, is sharing her review of the children's classic Beezus and Ramona.
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