Donate Now News & Events FEATURED: Liberty Mutual Foundation Supports Community Outreach with $100k Gift to Peer Navigator Pilot Program The grant supports the creation of the program, which will work to connect housing-insecure patrons with housing programs and other social services in Boston. READ MORE » Institute of Museum and Library Services Provides Grant November 6, 2021 IMLS Supports BPL ESL Programs with $50K Grant! READ MORE » Community History and Digitization Project Continues October 12, 2021 NEH Grant revives Community History Projects put on hold due to COVID 19 pandemic. READ MORE » Newsworthy $200K NEH Grant September 22, 2021 With $200,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the BPL will make one of America’s oldest traditions of newspaper more accessible to all. READ MORE » Hearst Foundations Gives to Workforce Development Programming at the BPL July 15, 2021 The $175,000 grant supports the creation of a Workforce Development librarian position and the expansion of programming. The program is part of the Library’s overarching theme — Repairing America — READ MORE » With Support from Amazon, the Newly Renovated Adams Street BPL Branch Strikes the Right Note June 14, 2021 A gift of $25,000 will fund community programming and instrument lending in the branch’s state-of-the art Music Room. READ MORE » ESL Online Classes April 2, 2021 English as a Second Language Classes continue online in 2020… Attendance Doubles! READ MORE » Future Readers Club April 2, 2021 One in three children enters kindergarten without the tools necessary to learn to read. The Future Readers Club works to even that playing field. READ MORE » Connectivity Kits March 29, 2021 The BPL is bridging the digital divide with Home Connectivity Kits, where patrons can “check out the internet” with a laptop, hot spot, and multilingual quick-start guides. READ MORE » Boston Public Library Announces $2.1 Million Philanthropic Investment in Founding Research Collection March 24, 2021 The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced it has received $2.1 million in private funding to revitalize the library’s Founding Research Collection. Two gifts are making this work possible: a contribution READ MORE » Connecting Communities March 11, 2021 Give Now The BPL Central Library and its 25 branches are conveners of people, resources, and ideas. In our current pandemic world, we have seen Library staff go above and READ MORE » Everyone Loves the Library February 9, 2021 Love is in the air! Did you know February is a month to celebrate your love of… libraries? Library Lovers’ month is a time to recognize the value of libraries, READ MORE » Author Shares Poem on Upbringing with the BPL in her Backyard January 21, 2021 Ione Mallory — BPL Fund donor and author of Southie Won’t Go: A Teacher’s Diary of the Desegregation of South Boston High School — shares that her fondest childhood memories included READ MORE » Expansion of Antiracist Reading Lending Collection December 7, 2020 Thanks to a $75,000 grant from an anonymous donor, we are able to add additional digital copies of books on the BPL Antiracist reading collection. This funding allows patrons to gain READ MORE » Homework Assistance Program (HAP) Mentors Give Thanks December 7, 2020 The Boston Public Library’s Homework Assistance Program (HAP) provides free, 100% accessible academic support for thousands of K-8 students in the city. HAP also provides employment and post-secondary skills development READ MORE » Art & Architecture Virtual Booklet December 7, 2020 The Boston Public Library is pleased to announce the creation of an expansive new booklet celebrating the art, architecture, and built heritage of the Central Library in Copley Square. Visitors READ MORE » Virtual ESL Classes during COVID-19 September 18, 2020 The Boston Public Library English as a Second Language (ESL) classes have grown tremendously since the onset of COVID-19. READ MORE » 1 2 CATEGORIES News Stories Activating Democracy Sharing Treasures Unlocking Opportunity BPL Fund Newsletter JOIN OUR MAILING LIST Subscribe FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @bplfund Follow on Instagram Stay In Touch With BPLF! Subscribe to Our Mailing List Subscribe Boston Public Library Fund 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 617-859-2027 info@bplfund.org About Impact Why the Library News + Events Support the Fund Contact © 2021 Boston Public Library Fund Site Development + Design: Bonnie Katz Design Site Concept Designer: Adam & Co