Events

What kinds of images come to mind when you think about the environment? Trees, water, green landscapes, and scenic vistas? But what about people—communities, housing, roads, neighborhoods, cities, schools, and factories? In More or…

The Jamaica Plain Branch Library is pleased to continue their rotating art program, supported by The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library in partnership with Uforge. This spring, the library presents a solo…

Learn how to install Libby on your iPhone. 

With Libby, you can borrow free eBooks and digital audiobooks from your library. All you need is a library card.

Call or come into the West End Branch to register. 

Class…

Speaker: Chloe Sharpe introduced by Richard Ormond

Sargent’s Madonna of Sorrows, installed in 1916, was the culmination of over twenty years of research into Spanish religious iconography for the Boston Library murals. The painter’s…

This is an adult ESOL Intermediate English class for people with some English experience. You will review grammar basics, learn how to offer and request advice, talk about future hopes and plans, and fix common mistakes in English…

Attention job seekers! Stop by the library on Wednesdays from 1-4 to get an Introduction to MassHire, identify your Career Paths, and receive Individual Career Counseling and Next Steps.

The Dorchester Career Access Points…

Not sure what book to read next? Take advantage of our live reader recommendation hour on Twitter to ask a librarian! Tweet at @BPLboston using the hashtag #ShelfServiceLive to let us know what you're looking for and we'll do our best…

Come gather, all folks who enjoy crafting with their hands! Lower Mills Branch invites you to bring your works-in-progress to our Community Room for conversation and creation. We'll meet every other Wednesday from 3-4pm. 

Free Drop-Off & Remote Assistance Tax Preparation Organization: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Dates: Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm (1/19/22-9/28/22) Location: Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center, 700 Boylston St, Lower Level …

Spend 15 hours of in-person classroom time with fellow students and library trainers learning valuable online tools, local history resources and research methods, tech skills, and more for personal and professional development.

Qualifications…

Author of How To Be A Muslim: An American Story and essay contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Guardian will talk about his new book Two Billion Caliphs: A Vision of a Muslim Future (Boston-based Beacon Press,…

This free 12-week online class will prepare English language learners for a new or better job while improving digital literacy and English communication skills. Classes will meet Monday and Wednesday evenings, from 6:30-8:30pm, March…

James Sullivan grew up listening to his great uncle, Frank Gallagher, tell the story of visiting his brother John on the USS Plunkett before he was lost in the Second World War -- but, like many of his generation, Gallagher gave few details…

Practice speaking English with other adult learners in an informal and friendly group setting. The group is led by a native speaker and will take place online.

Students who are currently residing in Massachusetts can register for the class.…

Prepare for the U.S. citizenship test and interview in this 8-week course, offered in partnership with the St. Mark Community Education Program. This course offers instruction to improve English and preparation for all 100…

This online class is designed for adult English language learners with some English experience.

Each week we will read aloud a news article or short story, review new vocabulary from the reading, and discuss the article/story content.

Students…

Join a representative from MassHire for a job search workshop and introduction to MassHire, every Thursday from 12–2 pm at the Lower Mills Branch of the BPL! This is part of the Dorchester Career Access Point's (DCAP) program…

Want to read more, but don't have time for a whole novel? Having trouble fitting a book club into your schedule? You're not the only one! Join our lunchtime discussion group for speculative short fiction. You can come every week, once a…

Practice speaking English with other adult ESL learners and new English speakers in an informal and friendly group setting. Groups are led by a native English speaker. This program is online on Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to you…

Practice speaking English with other adult learners in an informal and friendly group setting. The group is led by a native speaker and will take place online. 

Students who are currently residing in Massachusetts can register for the…