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The State Library of Massachusetts specializes in resources related to Massachusetts Law and Legislation, Public Affairs, Massachusetts State Documents and Massachusetts History.

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06/19/2026

The State Library is closed today in honor of !

Our new exhibit is now open! Visit us to see Raising the Alarm: Revolutionary Broadsides at the State Library. Using bro...
06/18/2026

Our new exhibit is now open! Visit us to see Raising the Alarm: Revolutionary Broadsides at the State Library. Using broadsides from 1773-1779, the exhibit explores the Revolutionary period in Massachusetts while highlighting an important resource in our collection. All featured broadsides will also be part of our July 1 event! Huzzah! collections

in 1775, New England soldiers faced the British on Breed’s Hill in Charlestown in a battle we now know as the Battle o...
06/17/2026

in 1775, New England soldiers faced the British on Breed’s Hill in Charlestown in a battle we now know as the Battle of Bunker Hill. 50 years after that bloody battle, Marquis De Lafayette set the cornerstone of what would become the Bunker Hill Monument, a monument that still stands today as a tribute to the memory of the soldiers who fought that day.

Yesterday, recipients of the Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship were honored at the State House. Herter's portrait...
06/16/2026

Yesterday, recipients of the Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship were honored at the State House. Herter's portrait hangs right outside the library. Herter served as a MA Representative, Governor (1953-1957), and later served as U.S. Secretary of State under the Eisenhower administration.
We think Herter's Governor portrait has some great details - the bowtie, the Commonwealth flag...👀

First came the Declaration of Independence, then came the Oaths of Allegiance! Visit us through August 4 to see 1778's "...
06/15/2026

First came the Declaration of Independence, then came the Oaths of Allegiance! Visit us through August 4 to see 1778's "An Act for Prescribing and Establishing an Oath of Fidelity and Allegiance" in our Collection Spotlight case. This broadside is also part of our upcoming exhibit and our July 1 event! Read more in our blog: https://ow.ly/ogFQ50ZaGuX

We are so excited to host Boston Archivists Group's first ever collective pop-up event at the State Library! Come join u...
06/12/2026

We are so excited to host Boston Archivists Group's first ever collective pop-up event at the State Library! Come join us on July 8, 11:00-1:00, when archivists from 16(!) Boston area institutions will be gathered together in our reading room. In commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, our archivist community will be presenting pieces from our collections centered around the concepts of independence and freedom. For more information, head to our event page: https://ow.ly/T9Ll50ZbbE3

One of our favorite Audubons is featured this month! For a limited-three week run, the Cardinal (plate 159) is on displa...
06/11/2026

One of our favorite Audubons is featured this month! For a limited-three week run, the Cardinal (plate 159) is on display through June 30. As the state bird for both Virginia and North Carolina, the cardinal is well-represented in our trip through the thirteen original colonies. Read more here: https://ow.ly/9F6E50ZazgB

State Library patrons can access VitalLaw while in the library? Check out more of our onsite databases here: https://o...
06/10/2026

State Library patrons can access VitalLaw while in the library? Check out more of our onsite databases here: https://ow.ly/6T1i50Z2o2y

June 10, 2026 marks the 334th anniversary of Bridget Bishop’s ex*****on — the first of the 1692 Salem witch trials. If...
06/09/2026

June 10, 2026 marks the 334th anniversary of Bridget Bishop’s ex*****on — the first of the 1692 Salem witch trials. If Salem’s history fascinates you, be sure to join us for our Author Talk tomorrow at noon with Dr. Donna Seger on the book Salem's Centuries: https://ow.ly/vIsA50Z89Fz

Massachusetts legislative history assistance is one of the State Library's top research requests. In this blog post, our...
06/08/2026

Massachusetts legislative history assistance is one of the State Library's top research requests. In this blog post, our Legislative Reference Librarian highlights the Bulletin of Committee Work and Legislative Record, which provide bill information and short bill histories for the years 1907-2000: https://ow.ly/XTFx50Z8372

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