BOSTON, MA - September 14, 2026 - 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 experiences of…
Boston Public Library to Become First U.S. Public Library System to Offer Piano Learning Stations Through Lang Lang Foundation’s “Keys of Inspiration” Program
BOSTON, MA — September 9, 2026 — The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced today that it will become the first public library system in the United States to participate in the Lang Lang International Music Foundation's (LLIMF) "Keys of Inspiration" (KOI) program, a music education initiative founded by internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang. Through a…
Boston Public Library Announces “Book it Around Boston” 2026
BPL has partnered with Heartbreak Hill Running Company to offer guided routes kicking off and concluding at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch, with participants walking, running, or biking to other BPL branches along the way. Depending on how participants would like to travel, they can choose from one of five routes. All routes start and end at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch except for the walking route, which ends at the Grove Hall Branch.
Boston Public Library and Harvard IDI Release Open Dataset from 135 Years of Historic Newspapers
Newspapers represent one of the richest available primary sources for historical research — capturing not just major events, but births and deaths, iconic sports victories, political debates, advertisements, and letters to the editor by residents from all walks of life. For historians, genealogists, and other curious minds, newspapers provide an invaluable record for understanding our past.
The Boston Public Library (BPL) has spent decades preserving and providing access to these resources. BPL holds tens of millions of pages of historical newspapers on microfilm, roughly three million of which have been digitized and made searchable online through DigitalCommonwealth.org.
Now, BPL and the Institutional Data Initiative (IDI) at the Harvard Law School Library are releasing a new dataset drawn from more than 1.47 million scanned newspaper pages — a window into 135 years of the public record, from 1795 to 1930. This release represents the next stage in making these collections even more useful for research and discovery.
Boston Public Library Unveils Three New Cardholder-Designed Library Cards
Winning designs from the Library Card Design Contest hit all Boston Public Library locations August 31.
Boston Public Library Announces 2026 Fall Lecture Series
BOSTON, MA – August 17, 2026 – The Boston Public Library (BPL) today announced its 2026 Fall Lecture Series, bringing award-winning authors, acclaimed filmmakers, and influential visionaries to Copley Square and the Shaw-Roxbury Branch this fall, with programs spanning literary fiction, documentary film, and public conversations on science and technology. All events are hybrid …
Shakespeare at the Library Comes to BPL’s McKim Building This October
BOSTON, MA — July 29, 2026 — The Boston Public Library (BPL) will welcome Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) for Shakespeare at the Library: Worlds of Imagination, a series of site-specific performances throughout the historic McKim building this October, made possible through generous donors to the Boston Public Library Fund (BPLF) who are committed to elevating…
Boston Public Library Announces New Chef-in-Residence at Nutrition Lab
BOSTON, MA – July 13, 2026 – The Boston Public Library (BPL) has welcomed Suman Shah as its new Chef-in-Residence at the Nutrition Lab in the Shaw-Roxbury Branch, made possible by a generous grant from anonymous donors to the Boston Public Library Fund. The Chef-in-Residence aims to expand community cooking programs and promote nutritional literacy…
Boston Public Library Celebrates Disability Pride Month
The Boston Public Library (BPL) celebrates Disability Pride Month with its 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.
Mayor Wu Appoints New Members, Chair of BPL Board of Trustees
BOSTON, MA – June 1, 2026 – Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Meredith DeWitt, Marta Garcia, Paul Lee, Alexander Leventhal, and Wadi Muhammad to the Boston Public Library (BPL) Board of Trustees. Outgoing trustees include Dr. Raymond Liu, Navjeet Bal, Jim Canales, Cheryl Cronin, and Christian Westra. “It is a pleasure to welcome…
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