Boston Public Library

06/18/2026

Join us throughout the year for Informative Sessions for Adult English Learners!

Join members of our Literacy Services team and ELL instructors for an informal information session! This is your chance to ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners.

The next information session is on Monday, June 22.

Learn more: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69528e08293fe254002ae0ac

Are you an adult English Language Learner looking for resources, support, and ways to practice? Join members of our Literacy Services team and ELL instructors for an informal information session! This is your chance to: Ask questions about local resources and programs for adult English learners.Lear...

06/18/2026

Join us throughout the year for a ESOL Conversation Group for Ukrainian Speakers!

Practice speaking English with other adult ESOL learners in a relaxed and friendly group led by a volunteer instructor. This group is specifically for Ukrainian speakers learning English.

The next conversation group is on Friday, June 26.

Learn more about the event: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68c8141869ae02914fa6224c

Practice speaking English with other adult ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learners in a relaxed and friendly group led by a volunteer instructor. This group is specifically for Ukrainian speakers learning English. To register, please fill out our English Language Learning interest fo...

06/18/2026

The 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence is right around the corner!

📜 Stop by our newest exhibition “Declarations: Printing a New Nation” to see BPL’s eight copies of the declaration.

📍 Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library

This exhibition is made possible by the Irene Haney Creative Enrichment Fund through the Boston Public Library Fund.

06/17/2026

To honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the BPL has released the We Are Pride booklist!🏳️‍🌈

This features 75 recent titles about the diverse experience of the LGBTQ+ community. Swipe for 5 book recommendations for children!

📕Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert
📗Family Week by Sarah Moon
📙Sweet Magic by Kara LaReau
📘Raven's Ribbons by Tasha Spillett
📓Are You a Friend of Dorothy? by Kyle Lukoff

See the full list: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/1860715079/3022164827?_gl=1*wcm64m*_ga*NzExMDEwMDQ2LjE3MzYyNTkzMTQ.*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3ODE3MDM0OTckbzU3NiRnMCR0MTc4MTcwMzQ5NyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.*_ga_MHZN5EZEPR*czE3ODE3MDM0OTckbzU3NiRnMCR0MTc4MTcwMzQ5NyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.

06/17/2026

All BPL locations will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth. Online services will remain available at bpl.org.

06/17/2026

Join us on Thursday, June 25 for An In-Person Living Room Conversation about Artificial Intelligence!

In Living Room Conversations, participants will take turns talking and listening to share and learn about the topic being discussed — Artificial Intelligence.

These conversations offer a simple, sociable, and structured way to practice communicating across differences while building understanding and relationships.

Learn more about this event: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a122a300c0f2c4503fb164b

In Living Room Conversations, participants will take turns talking and listening to share and learn about the topic being discussed. Facilitated by library staff members, these conversations offer a simple, sociable, and structured way to practice communicating across differences while building unde...

06/17/2026

Join us on Thursday, June 25 for a Public Art Walk with Julia Swanson!

Explore Boston’s vibrant public art in Nubian Square and uncover the creativity, history, and community spirit painted on every wall. Led by art educator and local artist Julia Swanson, these tours offer insights into the stories, techniques, and messages behind each work.

Learn more about this event: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a2069cd4407827f8aa26167

Step outside the frame and into the city. Explore Boston’s vibrant public art in Nubian Square with Julia Swanson and uncover the creativity, history, and community spirit painted on every wall. Led by knowledgeable art educator and local artist Julia Swanson, these tours offer insights into the s...

06/17/2026

Join us on Tuesday, June 30 for The History of Advice with Meredith Goldstein!

Boston Globe advice columnist and relationship reporter Meredith Goldstein joins historian Mary Beth Norton for a conversation about the evolution of advice columns, and how communities have long found solace – and found practical help with relationships – by sharing their problems (anonymously) with others.

Learn more about this event: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a0f3efffab4ff0f649aaf51

Join us at the library in person or over Zoom Webinar for this lively conversation about the history of advice from advice experts Meredith Goldstein and Mary Beth Norton.Boston Globe advice columnist and relationship reporter Meredith Goldstein joins historian Mary Beth Norton for a conversation ab...

06/15/2026

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and to commemorate Independence Day, Special Collections is hosting an Open House!

🔍Here's a peek into one of the items that will be on view at the open house on Thursday, July 2.

📖Pictured above is an original, pre-commercial printing of the groundbreaking women's health manifesto Our Bodies, Ourselves, issued here in Boston in 1970.

📸: Our Bodies, Ourselves.
Boston Women’s Health Course Collective.
Boston: New England Free Press, 1971.

Learn about the open house: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/699cd110b48451fc3c04aafb?_gl=1*706ard*_ga*NzExMDEwMDQ2LjE3MzYyNTkzMTQ.*_ga_G99DMMNG39*czE3ODE1MzQzMjUkbzU3NSRnMSR0MTc4MTUzNDQ2MiRqNTkkbDAkaDA.*_ga_MHZN5EZEPR*czE3ODE1MzQzMjUkbzU3NSRnMCR0MTc4MTUzNDMyNSRqNjAkbDAkaDA.

06/15/2026

Join us on Monday, June 22 for Pride Trivia!

This competition will include three rounds with categories including q***r history, pop culture, and Drag Queens. Teams of six or fewer are encouraged to participate, and the winning team will earn a gift card to a local business!

Learn more about this event: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a087224f6bd012f00684cce

A pride trivia competition with three rounds plus a bonus; teams of six or fewer are encouraged to participate. Categories include q***r history, pop culture, and Drag Queens! The winning team will earn a gift card to a local business! Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through priva...