BOSTON, MA – October 22, 2024 – The Boston Public Library (BPL) is pleased to announce Theodore (Ted) C. Landsmark as the 2024 recipient of the Druker Award Celebrating Design and Architecture. The Druker Award is presented annually to a leader who has made outstanding and important contributions to the world of design; each award…
Boston Public Library Fund Awarded $50,000 Grant From Comcast to Advance Digital Equity
BOSTON, MA - October 9, 2024 - Comcast awarded the Boston Public Library Fund a $50,000 grant to expand the Boston Public Library's (BPL) popular Connectivity Kit program, which loans a laptop and Internet connectivity to library patrons for up to 21 days. This donation strengthens the BPL's efforts to bridge the digital divide by…
Boston Public Library Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
BOSTON, MA - September 12, 2024 - To honor National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Boston Public Library (BPL) is releasing Vida Latina, a booklist of recently published titles focusing on the cultures, histories, experiences, and diversity of the Hispanic community. Celebrated from September 15 through October 15 annually, National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions and…
Associates of the Boston Public Library Partners with Boston Symphony Orchestra for 2024 Pierce Performance Series
BOSTON, MA – September 11, 2024 - The Associates of the Boston Public Library (Associates) in collaboration with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and the Boston Public Library (BPL) are thrilled to announce the 2024 Pierce Performance Series. This year’s series celebrates the 150th anniversary of conductor Serge Koussevitzky’s birth and the centennial of his…
Boston Public Library Invites Residents to “Book it Around Boston”
BOSTON, MA – September 9, 2024 – The Boston Public Library (BPL) today announced Book it Around Boston 2024, a fun run/walk/bike event designed to reintroduce residents to BPL branches across the city while incentivizing movement across Boston’s neighborhoods. BPL has partnered with Heartbreak Hill Running Company to offer guided routes kicking off and concluding at the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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