Central Library: New & Novel
Boylston Street Building, First Floor
New & Novel is the spot in the Central Library in Copley Square to:
- Browse the Boston Public Library’s collection of new adult fiction and nonfiction books
- Get ‘Lucky’ by checking out a title from the BPL’s Lucky Day Collection, our curated collection of popular and bestselling titles available for immediate checkout
- Chat with a librarian for reading recommendations
- Ask for help with accessing the BPL’s downloadable and streaming collections for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and music, and videos. Unable to visit us in person? Check out our Online Resources FAQs for answers to common questions about OverDrive, Kanopy, Flipster, and more.
If you are unable to visit New & Novel in person, you can still request a personalized reading list from one of the BPL’s reader services librarians online via Shelf Service.
Queer Lit Review: April 2026
This month: a woman inheriting a fortune and a bodyguard, a kitchen witch making friends, and a gay man surviving a zombie apocalypse.
The Paul and Ethel Heins Story
Paul and Ethel Heins became two of the most influential people in the field of children's literature during the twentieth century.
Queer Lit Review: March 2026
This month: Business owners work together on a wedding, college lesbians form a complicated relationship, young students find friendship.
Queer Lit Review: April 2026
This month: a woman inheriting a fortune and a bodyguard, a kitchen witch making friends, and a gay man surviving a zombie apocalypse.
The Paul and Ethel Heins Story
Paul and Ethel Heins became two of the most influential people in the field of children's literature during the twentieth century.
Queer Lit Review: March 2026
This month: Business owners work together on a wedding, college lesbians form a complicated relationship, young students find friendship.
BPL's Annually Published Booklists
Every year our librarians compile booklists that celebrate the diversity of our world. Check out a title today!
Social Justice Art and Advocacy for Middle Schoolers
A booklist for middle school research project involving art and social justice.
Poetry of Revolution
This April we observe National Poetry Month with voices of revolution and protest from around the world.
BPL's Annually Published Booklists
Every year our librarians compile booklists that celebrate the diversity of our world. Check out a title today!
Social Justice Art and Advocacy for Middle Schoolers
A booklist for middle school research project involving art and social justice.
Poetry of Revolution
This April we observe National Poetry Month with voices of revolution and protest from around the world.