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A library built by the people and dedicated to the advancement of learning. Free to all.

Copley Square in Boston, MA
Joined October 2009
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To Honor Black History Month Boston Public Library Releases Black Is... Booklist bpl.org/news/boston-public-l… #books #libraries @BPLBoston
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Age Strong will hold neighborhood events this week in Dorchester and Roxbury for the 2024 Medicare Open Enrollment period. Call 617-635-4366 to schedule an appointment, click here to see a list of all events this year: boston.gov/departments/age-s….
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The Boston Public Library holds more than 23,000,000 items, estimated to be among the three largest collections in the country, including books, maps, manuscripts, letters, drawings, and other original works dating back as early as the 10th century.
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You can receive free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at Boston City Hall on October 21 and 24. You do not need an appointment. If you have insurance, please bring your insurance card with you. If you are not insured, you can still receive free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.
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A reminder to @CityOfBoston residents that you can safely dispose of household waste, recycle #textiles, electronics, propane tanks & more this Saturday (9/28) from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm at 400 Frontage Road (PWD District Yard). For more info: Boston.gov/zero-waste-day
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After polls close at 8:00 p.m. The Election Department will post unofficial results of the State Primaries as they are returned from each precinct. For Election Results visit: Boston.gov/election
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All Drop Boxes are open and available to return your vote by mail ballots for the September 3, State Primaries. For a location visit: boston.gov/vote-by-mail
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Voter Registration Deadline for the September 3, 2024 State Primaries is August 24, 2024 Postmarked by 08/24/2024; In Person 5 pm; Online 11:59 pm sec.state.ma.us/OVR/:
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Congratulations to @stephen_nedoroscik for helping bring home a bronze medal in Paris 🏆 Celebrating with a nod to history—check out this striking photo of a man training on the pommel horse, taken by Richard Merrill in May 1942 from the @bplboston Special Collections.
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A heat advisory has been declared in the City of Boston from Thursday, August 1 through Saturday, August 3. boston.gov/news/mayor-wu-adv…
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Happy International Day of Friendship! 💛 Enjoy this photo of a group of friends in front of a mural by Jameel Parker at the Harriet Tubman House in the South End! This image was taken by photographer Lou Jones and resides in the @BPLboston ’s Special Collections.
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Meet our 2024-25 Writer-in-Residence, Yssis Cano-Santiago ✍️ Yssis' proposed book, “A Hypochondriac’s Guide to Love,” is a YA novel about two Latinx teens coming of age in 1990s Miami grappling with mental illness, gentrification, and loss. Read more: bit.ly/2024-25-WIR
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Happy World Listening Day! One of the aims of this day is to encourage people to listen more, especially to the sounds of nature. Enjoy this cropped image from the @BPLboston Stereograph Collection, aptly named, “The Listener.” #WorldListeningDay
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TODAY at 6pm 👉 bit.ly/3TACKe3 @WorldBoston discusses pandemic preparedness with former White House advisor, Ashish Jha and Matt McKnight,General Manager for Biosecurity at Ginkgo Bioworks. @ashishjha @mattmcknight @Ginkgo
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Unstuck was published 2/27 and thanks to a hold from the @BPLBoston I had it in my hands 2/29. Now that’s what I call #LibraryMagic
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Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card. We want to know what you love about your neighborhood library. trib.al/t9wwLM6
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Boston Public Library retweeted
The #EastBoston Branch of the #BPL is celebrating 10 years at its current location! Join us for a full day of celebration on Saturday, November 4 with activities for all age groups!
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PR has a holiday, and it's today! To mark National Publicist Day, I'm speaking about #InventionInPR at @BPLBoston in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square. We begin at 6:00! bpl.bibliocommons.com/events…
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Join us on October 31 from 6:00pm-7:45pm at the Central Library for an Author Talk with Richard Kearney! David Leonard, president of the Boston Public Library, will be interviewing Kearney on the cultural and spiritual importance of nature and natural medicine as a primal power.
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Spend National Publicist Day with me at the Boston Public Library! I'll be showing businesses how to increase the news value of their products before they're finalized and helping PR pros think like product developers who can guide them: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events… #InventionInPR
On National Publicist Day, the Boston Public Library will host “Invention in PR” Author Adam Ritchie for a discussion on flipping the PR model from promotion to creation. The event will be in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library on 10/30 from 6-7: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events…
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