The Central Library's Boylston Street Building is closed for the afternoon, but will reopen tomorrow as usual.

Join us on May 25 at the Central Library for a Film Screening and Conversation with Writer and Director Paloma Valenzuela! We'll be screening The Seltzer Factory, written and directed by the Dominican-American, Boston-based filmmaker.

Learn more: bit.ly/SeltzerBPL

Join us on Tuesday, May 28 at the Jamaica Plain branch for a Breastfeeding Basics Workshop with Deep Water Latch! You'll learn about the “what,” “why,” and “how” of breastfeeding.

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Did you know the BPL offers adult residents the opportunity to obtain their high school diploma from their local public library? Gale Cengage

Visit excelhighschool.org/library/bpl to learn about Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School 🔗 #galepublic

Join us on Thursday, May 16 for an online event about Social Media Sleuthing! This workshop will explore what misinformation is and the ways in which false information can appear and spread online.

Learn more: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6616c74…

Join us today, May 7 for a Special Collections Open House, celebrating Jewish Heritage Month! The event will be highlighting items from our collections that celebrate the American Jewish community.

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#NationalPoetryMonth continues with this curated list of 11 poetry books! Check out these eBooks for some of the most arresting, powerful, and beautiful poetry in the library's digital poetry collection.

See the full list: bpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/110…

Celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek with us and learn why libraries are important now more than ever! Check out one of the 16 books in our booklist to find out what it means to be a librarian and why libraries are essential institutions.

See the full list: bpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/332…

All BPL locations will be closed on Sunday, April 14 and Monday, April 15 in observance of Patriot's Day.

Boston Public Library locations are not distributing eclipse glasses today.

It's #NationalPoetryMonth ! Need some inspiration? We're sharing a list of 11 Poetry Audiobooks for you to listen to this month. Hearing your favorite poem read aloud can change how you think and interpret the words!

See the full list: bpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/110….

The website has been experiencing intermittent issues. We are working with our provider to address the issue. In the meantime, our alternate catalog is available: catalog.mbln.org/Polaris/defaul…

Headed to see Olivia Rodrigo in concert today or tomorrow? Get ready for the show with one of these titles for teens and adults ranging from fiction to poetry and history to feminist theory.

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All BPL locations will be closed on Sunday, March 31, in observance of Easter Sunday.

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Join us on Thursday, March 28 from 6:00-7:30pm for an online Genealogy event that outlines basic military records held at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC! Registration is required.

Learn more: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/65bd238…

TODAY at 6pm 👉 bit.ly/3TACKe3
WorldBoston discusses pandemic preparedness with former White House advisor, Ashish Jha and Matt McKnight,General Manager for Biosecurity at Ginkgo Bioworks.
Ashish Jha Matt McK Ginkgo Bioworks

Unstuck was published 2/27 and thanks to a hold from the Boston Public Library I had it in my hands 2/29. Now that’s what I call #LibraryMagic

Where’s the “Found your book at your childhood library” space on my author bingo card? Done! 🥰

Thanks to the Codman Square Branch of Boston Public Library for the invitation to share at tonight’s panel for #WomensHistoryMonth

To receive help with filing your taxes, please drop off your documents from January 17 to April 10, 2024 at the Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center on Wednesdays from 4:00pm to 7:30pm and Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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