Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library

09/01/2026

Ann Patchett is coming to the BPL Central Library! I repeat, Ann Patchett is coming to the BPL on Saturday, October 3 to headline the 2026 Maury A. Bromsen Humanistic Literary Arts Lecture!

The Roslindale Branch Library will be hosting this lecture virtually in our Community Room. To register, email [email protected] or call 617-323-2343.
✍🏼️Hear the award-winning author speak on her work and writing career of over 30 years. As one of TIME ’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, Patchett has won a National Humanities Medal, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website, Boston Public Library Fund at www.bplfund.org.

Register and learn more about the Central Library event: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/.../6a0723853246e7b84b4f4473

Ann Patchett is coming to the BPL! I repeat, Ann Patchett is coming to the BPL on Saturday, October 3 to headline the 2026 Maury A. Bromsen Humanistic Literary Arts Lecture!

✍🏼️Hear the award-winning author speak on her work and writing career of over 30 years. As one of TIME ’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, Patchett has won a National Humanities Medal, the PEN/Faulkner Award, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website, Boston Public Library Fund.

Register and learn more: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a0723853246e7b84b4f4473

09/01/2026

We're remembering Dolly Parton today with grateful hearts.
Through her music, her stories, and her commitment to early literacy through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, she created a legacy that will continue to inspire readers for generations to come. We will miss you, Dolly!

We're remembering Dolly Parton today with grateful hearts.

Through her music, her stories, and her commitment to early literacy through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, she created a legacy that will continue to inspire readers for generations to come.

09/01/2026

All BPL locations will be closed on Sunday and Monday, September 6-7, in observance of Labor Day.

09/01/2026

September is Month! Stop by any BPL location to register for a new card, to update an expired card, or replace a missing card. As an added bonus, we're debuting three NEW library card designs this month designed by BPL patrons.

09/01/2026

The winners of our recent Library Card Design Contest are here just in time for Library Card Sign-Up Month!🦁
With over 400 entries from BPL library card holders, the following patrons were selected as winners!
Elly Otharsson, Adult (18+)
Carolyn Taylor, Teen (13-17)
Julianna Peng, Youth (0-12)
The three new designs printed on library cards will be available starting on Sep 1, 2026, at all locations, and will remain in circulation throughout 2027 while supplies last.
Learn more: https://www.bpl.org/.../boston-public-library-unveils.../

The winners of our recent Library Card Design Contest are here just in time for Library Card Sign-Up Month!🦁

With over 400 entries from BPL library card holders, the following patrons were selected as winners!

Elly Otharsson, Adult (18+)
Carolyn Taylor, Teen (13-17)
Julianna Peng, Youth (0-12)

The three new designs printed on library cards will be available starting on Sep 1, 2026, at all locations, and will remain in circulation throughout 2027 while supplies last.

Learn more: https://www.bpl.org/news/boston-public-library-unveils-three-new-cardholder-designed-library-cards/

08/08/2026

Storytime with Miss Celeste has been cancelled today. We apologize for the inconvenience.

07/29/2026

Book list created by We Need Diverse Books.

It’s still July, which means it’s still ! 🖤❤️💛🤍💙💚

Did you know that each stripe on the Disability Pride Flag represents a different category/type of disability? We did, and we’ve compiled a short list of 36 books inspired by each color of the flag for your reading pleasure!

As always, this is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but rather a starting point for you to celebrate and discover new disabled books (and authors) that you can support all year round! Feel free to recommend your favorite books about disability in the comments for further reading ⬇️

❤️ Red — Physical Disabilities
▪︎ “Splinter & Ash” by Marieke Nijkamp (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
▪︎ “The Spear Cuts Through Water” by Simon Jimenez (limb difference)
▪︎ “The Unbroken” by C.L. Clark (limp/mobility)
▪︎ “Ship Happens” by Mason Deaver (arthritis/chronic pain)
▪︎ “Breathe and Count Back from Ten” by Natalia Sylvester (hip dysplasia)
▪︎ “Where You See Yourself” by Claire Forrest (cerebral palsy)

💛 Gold — Neurodiversity
▪︎ “King of the Neuroverse” by Idris Goodwin (ADHD)
▪︎ “Glitch Girl!” by Rainie Oet (AuDHD)
▪︎ “Something More” by Jackie Khalilieh (Autism)
▪︎ “Espíritu” by Aiden Thomas (ADHD)
▪︎ “Izzy at the End of the World” by K.A. Reynolds (Autism)
▪︎ “The Quiet and the Loud” by Helena Fox (PTSD)

🤍 White — Invisible/Undiagnosed disabilities
▪︎ “When the Tides Held the Moon” by Venessa Vida Kelley (chronic asthma)
▪︎ “Til Death Do Us Bard” by Rose Black (chronic pain)
▪︎ “Lakelore” by Anna-Marie McLemore (dyslexia)
▪︎ “The Tainted Cup” by Robert Jackson Bennett (dyslexia/dysgraphia)
▪︎ “Blackwater” by Jeannette Arroyo & Ren Graham (asthma and autoimmune disorder)
▪︎ “Thirsty” by Jas Hammonds (addiction)

💙 Blue — Emotional/Psychiatric disabilities & Mental illness
▪︎ “The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar” by Sonido Reyes (bipolar disorder)
▪︎ “No Place on Earth” by Andrea Beatriz Arango (anxiety/depression)
▪︎ “The Best at It” by Maulik Pancholy (OCD)
▪︎ “Star Shipped” by Cat Sebastian (anxiety)
▪︎ “Hungry Ghost” by Victoria Ying (eating disorder)
▪︎ “Gideon the Ninth” by Tamsyn Muir (schizophrenia)

💚 Green — Sensory disabilities
▪︎ “On the Bright Side” by Anna Sortino (deafness)
▪︎ “Black Sun” by Rebecca Roanhorse (blindness)
▪︎ “Sorrowland” by Rivers Solomon (visual impairment)
▪︎ “Someone to Daydream About” by Sydney Langford (Deaf/HoH)
▪︎ “A Smile Like Yours” by Emily Thomas (face blindness)
▪︎ “The Witches of New York” by Ami McKay (partial sightedness)

🖤 Black — Mourning and combating ableism
▪︎ “Unlearning Ableism” by Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields
▪︎ “Black Disability Politics” by Sami Schalk
▪︎ “Disability Visibility” edited by Alice Wong
▪︎ “Demystifying Disability” by Emily Ladau
▪︎ “The Architecture of Disability” by David Gissen
▪︎ “Disfigured” by Amanda Leduc

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07/25/2026

Have you or your teen read any of the books? If you have a teen in grades 7-12, they can vote this fall for their favorite book that was nominated. If you are interested in any of these books, you can use the BPL to Go app to request the books or go to www.bpl.org to search the catalog.

Meet the 21 nominees for the 2026 Mass Teen Choice Book Award! This is the only award in the Bay State that invites students in grades 7-12 to vote for their favorite recently published books.

* ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE by Deandra Davis
* BEST OF ALL WORLDS by Kenneth Oppel
* BREATHING UNDERWATER by Abbey Lee Nash
* THE DEAD OF SUMMER by Ryan La Sala
* DEATH IN THE JUNGLE by Candace Fleming
* FABLE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD by Ava Reid
* HEIR OF STORMS by Lauryn Hamilton Murray
* IF WE WERE A MOVIE by Zakiya N. Jamal
* INTO THE SUNKEN CITY by Dinesh Thiru
* JOINED AT THE JOINTS by Marissa Eller
* LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
* LIBERTAD by Bessie Flores Zaldívar
* LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (illustrator)
* NOBODY IN PARTICULAR by Sophie Gonzales
* SHUT UP, THIS IS SERIOUS by Carolina Ixta
* SPACEWALKING WITH YOU VOL 1 by Inuhiko Doronoda
* THE THRASHERS by Julie Soto
* THIS THING OF OURS by Frederick Joseph
* TRUTH IS by Hannah V. Sawyerr
* UNDER THE SAME STARS by Libba Bray
* A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER: A VOLCANO ERUPTS, A CREATURE AWAKENS, AND THE SUN GOES OUT by Nicholas Day

This list has been specially curated by a committee of public librarians, school library media specialists & educators. Starting in September, Massachusetts teens can vote for their favorites. The top choices will be announced in October!

The Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award is a cooperative project between the Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) and the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) with support from Salem State University.

For more information on the award process, the selected titles and how to participate and vote, please visit our website: https://www.mateenchoicebook.org/.

Meet the 21 nominees for the 2026 Mass Teen Choice Book Award! This is the only award in the Bay State that invites students in grades 7-12 to vote for their favorite recently published books.

* ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE by Deandra Davis
* BEST OF ALL WORLDS by Kenneth Oppel
* BREATHING UNDERWATER by Abbey Lee Nash
* THE DEAD OF SUMMER by Ryan La Sala
* DEATH IN THE JUNGLE by Candace Fleming
* FABLE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD by Ava Reid
* HEIR OF STORMS by Lauryn Hamilton Murray
* IF WE WERE A MOVIE by Zakiya N. Jamal
* INTO THE SUNKEN CITY by Dinesh Thiru
* JOINED AT THE JOINTS by Marissa Eller
* LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
* LIBERTAD by Bessie Flores Zaldívar
* LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham (illustrator)
* NOBODY IN PARTICULAR by Sophie Gonzales
* SHUT UP, THIS IS SERIOUS by Carolina Ixta
* SPACEWALKING WITH YOU VOL 1 by Inuhiko Doronoda
* THE THRASHERS by Julie Soto
* THIS THING OF OURS by Frederick Joseph
* TRUTH IS by Hannah V. Sawyerr
* UNDER THE SAME STARS by Libba Bray
* A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER: A VOLCANO ERUPTS, A CREATURE AWAKENS, AND THE SUN GOES OUT by Nicholas Day

This list has been specially curated by a committee of public librarians, school library media specialists & educators. Starting in September, Massachusetts teens can vote for their favorites. The top choices will be announced in October!

The Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award is a cooperative project between the Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) and the Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) with support from Salem State University. For more information on the award process, the selected titles and how to participate and vote, please visit our website: https://www.mateenchoicebook.org/.

07/25/2026

Has The Odyssey movie got you thinking about books that have made it to the silver screen? Check out one of our adult summer reading recommendations for a great read!

Browse the full list at https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/.../2093135189/3020245637

However, you do NOT have to follow our suggestions—you can read any book that you think fits the theme.

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Has The Odyssey movie got you thinking about books that have made it to the silver screen? Check out one of our adult summer reading recommendations for a great read!

Browse the full list at https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/2093135189/3020245637

However, you do NOT have to follow our suggestions—you can read any book that you think fits the theme.

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07/25/2026

Heading to the movies to see The Odyssey this weekend?🎥

Here's a fun fact for you💡

Painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes included a reference to the Odyssey in the mural paintings in the McKim building staircase.

The panel at the top of the stairs is called "Epic Poetry" and shows Homer, the ancient poet, next to figures that represent his famous works, the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Visit the Central Library to view the mural in person or learn more through our digital guide: https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/.../bostonPublicLibrary

Heading to the movies to see The Odyssey this weekend?🎥

Here's a fun fact for you💡
Painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes included a reference to the Odyssey in the mural paintings in the McKim building staircase.

The panel at the top of the stairs is called "Epic Poetry" and shows Homer, the ancient poet, next to figures that represent his famous works, the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Visit the Central Library to view the mural in person or learn more through our digital guide: https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/bostonPublicLibrary