Citywide Friends of the Boston Public Library

Citywide Friends of the Boston Public Library The sales are held in the lower level of the McKim Building, which is on the Dartmouth street side of the library, from 10am-4pm.

The Citywide Friends is the Friends group for the Copley Square library and provides financial and logistical support to other Friends groups in the City of Boston. Our primary source of revenue is a bi-monthly book sale, which is held on the first Saturday of even numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, and December.) Tax deductible donations to the book sale may be dropped off a

t the circulation desk, which is found in the Johnson Building lobby (the Boylston Street entrance.) Donations are limited to one bag at a time, and must be marked "For the City-Wide Friends Book Sale". Contact us for an appointment to make larger donations. Revenue from the book sales are used to fund the off-budget needs of the Boston Public Library and its branches. The Friends have recently funded an upgrade to the audiovisual equipment for Rabb Lecture Hall, new equipment for the Commonwealth Salon, and a new printer/scanner for the Microtext Department. We also provide annual support for the Library's Museum Pass Program, and the online reservation system.

Just a reminder that there are no book sales in April 2025 or June 2025. Our next book sale will be Saturday, May 10, 20...
04/05/2025

Just a reminder that there are no book sales in April 2025 or June 2025. Our next book sale will be Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 10AM - 3PM. Due to ongoing renovations in the McKim Building, the sale will be held in the Commonwealth Salon room of the Johnson Building of the BPL.

We will also hold later book sales on:
- August 2, 2025
- October 4, 2025
- December 6, 2025

Volunteers are always needed before the sale to help sort and shelve items and during the sale to help restock depleted shelves and bag sold items. Please email [email protected] with the word “Volunteer” in the subject line, or call (617) 859-2341 and leave a message with your contact information and someone will get back to you to follow up.

We hope to see you at a CWFBPL Book Sale soon!

Today, Saturday 04/06/24, is our April 2024 Book Sale, from 10A-4P in the basement of the McKim Building. Please come an...
04/06/2024

Today, Saturday 04/06/24, is our April 2024 Book Sale, from 10A-4P in the basement of the McKim Building. Please come and join us.

This month, in honor of volunteer Karen Norton, we will be holding a Children’s & Young Adult Sale! Buy 1 Children’s or Young Adult Item, Get 1 Free*

*Includes English & Foreign Language Children’s & Young Adult Books, DVDs, CDs, Toys, & Specially Priced Items. Lower Priced Item Is Free.

Inventory also includes lots of our usual genres: Biography, History, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Fiction, Classics, Reference, Foreign Language, Art Books, Hobbies and more! Many books sell for a $1! Dvds and cds are generally $1 per disc. Some select items are individually priced higher and may include sets, new, rare and collectible items.

Cash and credit/debit cards are accepted. We encourage to bring a bag from home to hold your purchases. You can also donate clean paper or plastic bags at the sale if you have some you are looking to get rid of.

We hope to see you today!

A little reminder that tomorrow, Saturday 02/03/24, is our February 2024 Book Sale, from 10A-4P in the basement of the M...
02/02/2024

A little reminder that tomorrow, Saturday 02/03/24, is our February 2024 Book Sale, from 10A-4P in the basement of the McKim Building.

Inventory includes thousands of books in several genres: Children’s, Young Adult, Biography, History, Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery, Fiction, Classics, Reference, Foreign Language, Art Books, Hobbies and more! Many books sell for a $1! Dvds and cds are generally $1 per disc. Some select items are individually priced higher and may include sets, new, rare and collectible items.
It’s a great chance to stock up on reading material for these colder winter days.

Cash and credit/debit cards are accepted. We encourage to bring a bag from home to hold your purchases. You can also donate clean paper or plastic bags at the sale if you have some you are looking to get rid of.

Lastly we are still looking for volunteers for the sale. If you are interested in volunteering with us, please end us a message or visit our website, link in bio.

We hope to see you tomorrow!

08/18/2023

This weekend it's the 8th Annual Jamaica Plain Porchfest! Taking place on porches, green spaces, and community hubs within the neighborhood, PorchFest offers a wide array of performances that include music, storytelling, dance, and more. 📸 Sterling Rhyne performing, Photo credit: Sam Sacks
Details: https://calendar.artsboston.org/event/8th-annual-jp-porchfest/

08/18/2023

Meet Patches!

Do you have a work-from-home job and need an assistant? Patches is the girl for you! She participates in daily rounds, and supervises day-to-day operations at our front desk. Patches is also a professional snuggler and snack connoisseur. This lovely lady was found as a stray, so we don't know too much about her past. But we think Patches should do well in most homes.

Interested in this little lady? Fill out the application below and email it to [email protected]

https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2021/11/pet-adoption-application-2021.pdf

It’s August and that means Summer Book sale time! Please come join us this Saturday, 08/05/23, from 10A-4p at the Centra...
08/04/2023

It’s August and that means Summer Book sale time! Please come join us this Saturday, 08/05/23, from 10A-4p at the Central Library, McKim Building. You can load up on books for summer vacation reading. There is a even a whole cart load of baseball books! Most everything is priced at $1, except for specials which are priced as marked. We hope to see you there 📚

07/22/2023

Happy Monday! This is the start of a new series, where we pot a new quote every Monday to give you inspiration for the week ahead. Today's quote is "Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities," by R. David Lankes, Professor and Director of the School of Library & Information Science at the University of South Carolina, the Follett Chair at Dominican’s Graduate School of Library & Information Science, and recipient of the American Library Association’s 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship).

Do you agree? What do you think makes a great library?

02/04/2023

Due to the extreme cold weather and the City of Boston’s declared cold emergency, we are cancelling tomorrow’s February 2023 book sale. Please stay inside and warm if you can, and if you need to go outside, layer up. We look forward to having you with us at our next book sale. Keep an eye out for the next sale announcement.

It is about that time - this Saturday, 08/06/22 is the CWFBPL August Book Sale! Come join us this Saturday from 10A-4P i...
08/05/2022

It is about that time - this Saturday, 08/06/22 is the CWFBPL August Book Sale! Come join us this Saturday from 10A-4P in the Lower Level of the McKim Building, Central Library (Copley Sq) for our next book sale. We'll have our regular books starting at a dollar and individually priced notable titles. We know it's going to be hot out, so why not come to the library and spend some time in the cooler air, browsing our fantastic selection of available books?

INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
We are looking for volunteers for both prep day on Friday 08/05/22 and on Saturday for sale day. It's a great way to work with the CWFBPL and support and attend the sale. If you are only available for a few hours, that is great. If you are interested in volunteering either day, please contact us at (617) 859-2341 or
[email protected].

We hope to see you there!

Hi Friends - it's time for another CityWide Friends BPL Book Sale! This Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 10 AM-4 PM, we will...
06/03/2022

Hi Friends - it's time for another CityWide Friends BPL Book Sale! This Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 10 AM-4 PM, we will be hosting our next book sale. Books, DVDs, CDs, will be for sale, starting at $1.00. There will be so many great titles for sale, there will be something for everyone. Cash, check, and credit/debit card accepted.
Our sale room is located at the Central Library in Copley Square (700 Boylston Street), in the McKim Building- Lower Level Conference Room B. The best entrance is via the Dartmouth Street access doors.

We are also looking for volunteers to help with the book sale. If you are interested in volunteering, or would like more information on us, please visit www.citywidefriendsbpl.org,. You can also contact us at 617-859-2341 or [email protected].

We hope to see you there!

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700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
02116

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+16178592341

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