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Worldwide Romance: 15 Romances by International Authors
Take a romantic trip around the globe with one of these romance novels by international authors!
MICE 2025!
The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) is the New England area’s premiere event dedicated to independent comics & graphic novels.
Family Dramas to Avoid *Your* Family Drama
Just in time for the holiday season—sit back and enjoy these family dramas while forgetting your own!
Worldwide Romance: 15 Romances by International Authors
Take a romantic trip around the globe with one of these romance novels by international authors!
MICE 2025!
The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) is the New England area’s premiere event dedicated to independent comics & graphic novels.
Family Dramas to Avoid *Your* Family Drama
Just in time for the holiday season—sit back and enjoy these family dramas while forgetting your own!
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Beyond the Headlines: AI and Historical Newspapers
Jan 26th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Event
What changes when we can digitize and then analyze millions of historical newspaper pages at once?
Use Oral History to Strengthen Your Family History Research
Dec 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Online Event
Alea Stokes from the BPL’s Community History Department will be joining us as we explore how oral histories can help family research.
Indian Folk Art Workshop
Dec 13th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join artist & educator Sunanda Sahay to learn about the basics of Mithila art, a 2500-year-old ancient folk art form of North Bihar.
Beyond the Headlines: AI and Historical Newspapers
Jan 26th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Online Event
What changes when we can digitize and then analyze millions of historical newspaper pages at once?
Use Oral History to Strengthen Your Family History Research
Dec 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Online Event
Alea Stokes from the BPL’s Community History Department will be joining us as we explore how oral histories can help family research.
Indian Folk Art Workshop
Dec 13th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join artist & educator Sunanda Sahay to learn about the basics of Mithila art, a 2500-year-old ancient folk art form of North Bihar.
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Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness: A Program Series
This program series intends to bring people together to explore the American struggle to create and sustain a free society.
Desk Jobs & Daydreams: Workplace Fiction Book Recs
In searching for books to serve as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” as a job-seeking patron, check out these titles.
Queer Lit Review: November 2025
This month: queer Hollywood history, toxic lesbian vampires, & a trans teen struggling to write music after a family tragedy
Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness: A Program Series
This program series intends to bring people together to explore the American struggle to create and sustain a free society.
Desk Jobs & Daydreams: Workplace Fiction Book Recs
In searching for books to serve as “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” as a job-seeking patron, check out these titles.
Queer Lit Review: November 2025
This month: queer Hollywood history, toxic lesbian vampires, & a trans teen struggling to write music after a family tragedy