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BPL Staff Picks: February 2026
Every month staff from across the Boston Public Library system recommend their favorite books for all ages across a variety of genres.
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Stories of Resilience & Strength
Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the victims of the Holocaust and serves as a reminder to never be bystanders to injustice and violence.
Jewish Speculative Fiction: 14 Supernatural Futuristic Tales
From historical fantasy to adventures in space, these books written by Jewish authors bring their cultural heritage to our world.
BPL Staff Picks: February 2026
Every month staff from across the Boston Public Library system recommend their favorite books for all ages across a variety of genres.
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Stories of Resilience & Strength
Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the victims of the Holocaust and serves as a reminder to never be bystanders to injustice and violence.
Jewish Speculative Fiction: 14 Supernatural Futuristic Tales
From historical fantasy to adventures in space, these books written by Jewish authors bring their cultural heritage to our world.
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Community Film Screening and Q&A: Redline Narratives
Feb 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
This Afrimerican Academy documentary traces how redlining, highways, and “urban renewal” reshaped Boston’s neighborhoods...
Estate Planning Webinar
Feb 4th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Online Event
This program will explore the unique estate planning considerations affecting same-sex couples and non-traditional families.
The World Must Be Safe for Democracy: Black Soldiers in WWI
Feb 11th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Event
This virtual program, led by the National Park Service, will follow the actions of men who made up the 372nd Regiment in the 93rd Division.
Community Film Screening and Q&A: Redline Narratives
Feb 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
This Afrimerican Academy documentary traces how redlining, highways, and “urban renewal” reshaped Boston’s neighborhoods...
Estate Planning Webinar
Feb 4th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Online Event
This program will explore the unique estate planning considerations affecting same-sex couples and non-traditional families.
The World Must Be Safe for Democracy: Black Soldiers in WWI
Feb 11th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Event
This virtual program, led by the National Park Service, will follow the actions of men who made up the 372nd Regiment in the 93rd Division.
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Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Behind the Scenes of the BPL: Nga (Jenny) Chan
Meet Nga (Jenny) Chan, Special Library Assistant at the Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library!
King's Chapel & King's Chapel Burying Ground
Located on Tremont Street, King’s Chapel and King’s Chapel Burying Ground are two of the oldest sites you’ll see on the Freedom Trail.
Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Behind the Scenes of the BPL: Nga (Jenny) Chan
Meet Nga (Jenny) Chan, Special Library Assistant at the Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library!
King's Chapel & King's Chapel Burying Ground
Located on Tremont Street, King’s Chapel and King’s Chapel Burying Ground are two of the oldest sites you’ll see on the Freedom Trail.