Journey into Imagination this fall at the BPL with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company! The BPL will welcome Commonwealth Shakespeare Company for Shakespeare at the Library: Worlds of Imagination. This program will celebrate both the brilliance of Shakespeare’s works and the beauty of the library.

The Parker Hill Branch is closed today, Wednesday, July 29, due to a facilities issue. We anticipate opening tomorrow from 12pm-8pm.

Let's take a peek into Special Collections for #DisabilityPrideMonth! Pictured is Mabel Adams, an activist and educator who taught at the the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. This is the oldest public school for the deaf community in the United States.

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.

Summer reading progress check! How many boxes have you completed on your bingo card? If you haven't signed up yet, there's still time! ☀️ Pick up a bingo card at your local BPL location and complete the fun prompts and challenges between June 1 and August 31, 2026!

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the BPL is highlighting 250 books that explore our nation's voices, ideas, and experiences across time!🇺🇸 Borrow any title with your library card and start building a list of your own. See the full list at bpl.org/boston-250-booklist

The BPL has welcomed Suman Shah as its new Chef-in-Residence at the Nutrition Lab in the Shaw-Roxbury Branch! This is made possible by a generous grant from anonymous donors to the Boston Public Library Fund.

Let's take a peek into Special Collections for #DisabilityPrideMonth! Featured is a photograph from 1892 that shows a grammar lesson being taught at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. This is the oldest public school for the deaf community in the United States.

Read Your Way to Fenway is back! Boston youth are invited to participate in a fun reading contest for a chance to win tickets to a Red Sox game!⚾

Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! The BPL is celebrating Disability Pride Month with the Disabled, Not Unable booklist. This month honors and explores the influence and legacy of members of the disabled and neurodivergent community.

Alert: @mayorwu.boston.gov has issued an excessive heat warning in the City of Boston from Wednesday, July 1, through Friday, July 3, due to the current weather forecasts. Visit boston.gov/heat to learn more about the warning and how to stay safe and cool this week.

Happy (almost) Independence Day! To commemorate the occasion, BPL Special Collections (@bpl.boston.gov) will be displaying additional collection items for a one-day open house on Thursday, July 2 at 12:00 pm.

The West Roxbury Branch has closed early today, Tuesday, June 30, due to a facilities issue. Online services will remain available at bpl.org.

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER!⏳ The BPL is inviting artists of all ages to take part in a Library Card Design contest in celebration of Library Card Sign-Up Month this September!

Happy Pride, and just as importantly, HAPPY BOSTON ADULT SUMMER READING!!! if you want to see something pretty, @bpl.boston.gov in Copley Square always has giant rainbow flags on it.

Take a look! @bpl.boston.gov brought the books and the sunshine to Hearth's first Summer Book Fair event at our Four Corners location. Residents learned more about Boston Public Library programming, signed up for library cards, and got to browse for some new books.

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

Grove Hall Branch will be closed today, Tuesday, May 19, due to a facilities issue.

All BPL locations will be closed on Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

Concerts in the Courtyard is BACK for the Summer and you don't want to miss these FREE concerts! 🎙️When can you catch a concert? June on the following Friday's: 5th, 12th and 26th. July and August on Wednesdays & Fridays (except July 3rd).

Not to be dramatic, but your art could end up on our next library card 🤭 The BPL is inviting artists of all ages to take part in a Library Card Design contest in celebration of Library Card Sign-Up Month this September!

To honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the BPL is releasing its Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month booklist! It features select books written either by AAPI authors or about AAPI history and culture. www.bpl.org/news/boston-...

Happy #NationalLibraryWeek 📚 Stop into a Boston Public Library location this week to celebrate!

I just really love living near a city whose library has some amazing artifacts and puts them on display for free. I mean, who else will put 8 different copies of the Declaration of Independence on display in their map room? Loved the exhibits, @bpl.boston.gov.

The Shaw-Roxbury Branch will open at noon today, Tuesday, April 21, due to a facilities issue.

All BPL locations will be closed on Sunday, April 19 and Monday, April 20, in observance of Boston Marathon Prep and Patriot's Day, respectively.

BPL's newest exhibition "Declarations: Printing a New Nation" opens today, April 11! For the first time ever, the BPL's 8 rare printings of the Declaration will be displayed together, inviting visitors to step into a moment when American independence, and the nation itself, was still taking shape.

Swinging into opening day! Swipe to see things that count as a home run *library edition ⚾📚 What would you add to this list?

All BPL locations will be closed on Sunday, April 5, in observance of Easter Sunday.

Explore the Declaration of Independence in a whole new way! This year, the Declarations Trail brings together more than a dozen rare copies of the Declaration—different printings, created for different audiences—on public view across six exhibition sites in Greater Boston.