Boston Public Library Hosts Debut of Adam Theater’s ‘Library Lion’

BOSTON, MA - September 5, 2024 - The Boston Public Library (BPL) today announced it will be hosting the theatrical debut of Adam Theater’s Library Lion, a musical play based on the children’s book by Michelle Knudsen, named by TIME Magazine as one of The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time. Library Lion marks…
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Library Exhibition Examines the Rise of Computer Mapping and how Handcraft and Human Decisions are an Essential Part of the Process

BOSTON, MA – August 20, 2024 - Processing Place: How Computers and Cartographers Redrew our World, a free public exhibition at the Leventhal Map & Education Center (LMEC) at the Boston Public Library (BPL), will open this fall on September 13, 2024.  Taking a historical approach to the now familiar world of digital mapping, Processing…
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Boston Public Library Hosts First Graduation for Excel Adult High School Program

BOSTON, MA - August 8, 2024 - On Saturday, August 3,the Boston Public Library (BPL) proudly hosted its first graduation reception for the Excel Adult High School program graduates. The event, held in the McKim Exhibition Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square, marked a significant milestone for five of this year’s graduates, who…
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Boston Public Library Celebrates Disability Pride Month

BOSTON, MA - June 27, 2024 - The Boston Public Library (BPL) celebrates Disability Pride Month with its first-ever Disabled, Not Unable booklist. Observed annually in July, Disability Pride Month honors and explores the influence and legacy of members of the disabled and neurodivergent community.  The Disabled, Not Unable booklist, compiled by BPL staff from…
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Mayor Wu Appoints New Members, Chair of BPL Board of Trustees

BOSTON, MA – June 5, 2024  – The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced today that Jonathan Lavine and Julie Kim have been appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu to serve on the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees.   Lavine and Kim will replace outgoing trustees Representative Chynah Tyler and Priscilla Douglas.    “Jonathan Lavine and Julie Kim bring…
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Boston Public Library Announces 2024 Concerts in the Courtyard series

BOSTON, MA - June 4, 2024 - The Boston Public Library today announced the 2024 Concerts in the Courtyard series, offered in partnership with Berklee College of Music and sponsored by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. What: Concerts performed by local musicians and Berklee College of Music musicians.  Why: By showcasing a diverse range of…
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Boston Public Library Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

BOSTON, April 30, 2024 - To honor Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Boston Public Library (BPL) is releasing its Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month booklist, a booklist of recent titles commemorating the diversity of the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience and highlighting these cultures' representation in print. Celebrated annually in May…
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Library Exhibition of Chinese Maps Takes a Close Look at Cosmography and Color

BOSTON, MA – April 16, 2024 - Heaven & Earth: The Blue Maps of China, a free public exhibition at the Leventhal Map & Education Center (LMEC) at the Boston Public Library (BPL) will open this spring on May 11, 2024. The exhibition revolves around two extraordinary large-format maps printed in China in the early…
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Boston Public Library Presents 2024 “Navigating Diabetes Through Food and Community” Event Series

The Boston Public Library (BPL) today announced the continuation of "Navigating Diabetes Through Food and Community." It is a two-week program with sessions held online or in person at the Roxbury Branch of the BPL or the Grove Hall Stop & Shop. The series is presented in partnership with Stop & Shop Nutrition Partners and is funded by Point32Health Foundation.
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