Current Exhibitions

At the Central Library

Central Library in Copley Square (Special Collections Department)

This Just In highlights a selection of recent acquisitions that have found their place within BPL’s collections and illuminate the dynamic nature of creativity and the narratives that shape our world. Between 2019 and 2023, Special Collections and the Leventhal Map & Education Center made over 200 acquisitions through donations and purchases. Richly diverse in their origins and focus, each acquisition enhances public understanding of our past and current cultural lives.

Patrons are welcome to experience and engage with this display in the Special Collections lobby from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, Tuesday - Friday. Inside the library, we are located on the 4th floor of the Boylston Street Building. Take the Glass Elevator near the Boylston entrance to "3U."

Teen Central Permanent Rotating Exhibit

Central Library in Copley Square (Teen Central)

This exhibition is in partnership with the Department of Youth Services (DYS) and the DYS Art Showcase program.

Since 2008, the BPL and DYS Metro Region staff have partnered to facilitate monthly library visits to DYS Metro.

This presentation of artwork represents a selection of the work from the annual DYS Art Showcase, which highlights and promotes the talents of young people from across Massachusetts. Each year, BPL Youth Services will select and purchase art from the Art Showcase for display in a permanent, rotating collection at Teen Central. The BPL is proud to support these artists and all at DYS.

For more information, please contact BPL Teen Outreach Librarian Maty Cropley at mcropley@bpl.org.

At the Branch Libraries

Essence of Roslindale Art Exhibit

Roslindale Branch Library
February 7, 2024 - March 15, 2024

Twenty-one artists and a variety of media and artistic styles are represented in this exhibition of local Roslindale artists. On view in the library's Community Room through March 15.

Art Exhibit - American History Unfolds: Works by Shea Justice

Hyde Park Branch Library
January 20, 2024 - March 30, 2024

American History Unfolds is an exhibition of works tracing modern events to our collective history of the past. Featuring a new body of work by Shea Justice, this exhibition will be on display January 20 through March 30, 2024.

A Roxbury native and Boston-area educator, Shea Justice holds a BFA in art education (Boston University) and an MFA in art (Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University). Shea is a member of Northeastern University's African American Master Artist Residency Program.

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