Events

Note: This exhibition is held in the Leventhal Map and Education Gallery which is open Tuesday 11am-5pm, Wednesday 1pm-7pm, Thursday - Saturday 11am - 5pm, Sunday 1pm - 5pm. Please check their website for the most up to date hours and…

On-going display in the Special Collections LobbyMonday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives opens up archives to visitors, demonstrating what archives are, what we can learn from them, and what…

For over thirty years, Robert Richmond took black and white photographs of the residents of Boston’s North End neighborhood, as well as the city’s downtown area and the combat zone. In this exhibit focusing on women, each woman speaks with…

July 2026Aluminum · 18 × 18 × 2 ftAlfonso Parra Rubio · Erik StrandMIT Center for Bits and Atoms

Lexicon is a free-form structural shell built from individual origami-folded cells assembled into a two-sided lattice, or interlocking…

To mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Boston Public Library's Community History Department partnered with Revolutionary Spaces to offer a free and public program series called "Life, Liberty,…

The Jamaica Plain Branch Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library, is pleased to present Face to Face, the next exhibition of its 2026 rotating art series, featuring work by longtime…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at a…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Ask for supplies…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at a…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at a…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at a…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Ask for supplies…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at a…

Let Boston’s newest residents know that they are welcome in our community. Create cards to welcome refugees and new immigrants to Massachusetts. Cards will be distributed via the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center.

Find supplies at a…

Join us for a public tour of the Central Library in Copley Square. This guided tour is a one-hour introduction to the history of the Boston Public Library—the first large free municipal library of the United States—and the art and…

The Library 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Informal networking takes place from 10 am to 10:30 am and 12:30 pm to 12:45 pm. If you are unemployed and…