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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 3h

Look closely- you might see a certain Associates’ Communications Specialist featured in the display! View “Out of the Box” in the Central Library from now until April 3, 2026.

Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 3h

The Associates is so proud to underwrite the role of Manager of Archives, held by Eve Neiger, and Archivist, Margaret Peachy, who, together with the Archives Department's archivists Kim Reynolds and Crystal Rodgers, created this brilliant and educational display.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 3h

Highlighting a wide range of materials (including a consecrated loaf of bread!) this wonderful new display shows what archives are, what we can learn from them, and what archivists do to care for and make collections accessible.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 3h

Check out the latest Boston Public Library Special Collections Lobby display, “Out of the Box: Unpacking the World of Archives.”

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 1d

Reserve free tickets here: pierce2025.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 1d

This new, short play explores the fraught relationship between female abolitionists, Lydia Maria Child and Maria Weston Chapman. The staged readings will be held at 6 PM on November 12 and 13, and at 2 PM on November 15 at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 1d

Join the Associates of the Boston Public Library for our seventh annual Pierce Performance Series: A Revelation of Character, in collaboration with @playsinplace.bsky.social 🎭 Written by @patrickgabridge.bsky.social

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 9d

The two Writers-in-Residence met today during Zarlasht’s orientation in the beautiful BPL courtyard, with our Writer-in-Residence Committee Chair, Betsy Groban.

Reserve free tickets now: wir25.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

Writer-in-Residence Reading and Celebration

Celebrate the Associates of the BPL new 2025-26 Writer-in-Residence, current W-I-R, and new Illustrated Children's Book Fellow!

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 9d

Hear from our Writers-in-Residence TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 7, at 6 pm in the Central Library at our Reading and Celebration! Zarlasht and Yssis, pictured here, and our Illustrated Children’s Book Fellow will all read from their respective manuscripts.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 12d

Reserve free tickets for our Reading and Celebration on October 7, 2025, to see our current writer, Yssis Cano-Santiago, hand David her completed manuscript here: wir25.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

Writer-in-Residence Reading and Celebration

Celebrate the Associates of the BPL new 2025-26 Writer-in-Residence, current W-I-R, and new Illustrated Children's Book Fellow!

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 12d

In this photo from last year's Reading, 2023-24 Writer-in-Residence, Danielle Emerson, is handing her completed manuscript to Boston Public Library President, David Leonard, for inclusion in the Special Collections.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 14d

We look forward to honoring our incoming and outgoing Writers-in-Residence, Zarlasht Niaz and Yssis Cano-Santiago, and our newly announced Illustrated Children’s Book Fellow, Jessica Ruan!

Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 14d

RSVP for the Associates' Reading and Celebration on October 7 at 6 pm at the Boston Public Library.

Join us for a night of literary celebration. Reserve free tickets 🎟️ wir25.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 14d

Hear from Jessica at our Writing Programs Reading on October 7, 2025, at the Central Library 🎟️ Reserve free tickets here: wir25.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

Writer-in-Residence Reading and Celebration

Celebrate the Associates of the BPL new 2025-26 Writer-in-Residence, current W-I-R, and new Illustrated Children's Book Fellow!

wir25.eventbrite.com

Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 14d

Meet our 2025-26 Illustrated Children’s Book Fellow, Jessica Ruan ✍️

Thanks to an anonymous investor’s dedication to emerging writers, this fellowship’s stipend of $25,000 and funds for coaching or editing will give Jessica the support needed to complete her proposed book.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 22d

Jade digitizes various books and materials, primarily using the BPL’s state-of-the-art camera workstation. Read more here: www.associatesbpl.org/2025/09/11/m...

Meet the BPL’s new Digital Imaging Production Assistant - Associates of the Boston Public Library

The Associates of the Boston Public Library is proud to underwrite the salary of one of the BPL’s Digital Imaging Production Assistants; a role filled in July by Jade Alderman.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 22d

The Associates of the Boston Public Library is proud to underwrite the salary of one of the @BPLboston’s Digital Imaging Production Assistants, a role filled in July by Jade Alderman.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · 23d

A huge congratulations to our Writer-in-Residence alum, @anniehartnett.bsky.social, for winning the New England Book Award for fiction for her latest book, A Road to Tender Hearts!

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 16

Playwright @patrickgabridge.bsky.social drew from original letters in the Boston Public Library's Anti-Slavery Collection, many of which were conserved and digitized with funding from the Associates of the Boston Public Library.

Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 16

Directed by Lisa Rafferty, the staged readings take place in Rabb Hall at the Central Library on November 12 and 13 at 6 PM, and November 15 at 2 PM. Reserve free tickets! 🎟️ pierce2025.eventbrite.com?aff=bsky

A Revelation of Character - New play about Boston's female abolitionists

A Revelation of Character honors female abolitionists, presented by the Associates of the BPL in collaboration with Plays in Place.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 16

This new, short play dramatizes the fraught relationship between abolitionists Lydia Maria Child and Maria Weston Chapman amid their shared fight to end slavery.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 16

The Associates of the Boston Public Library is thrilled to invite you to A Revelation of Character, in collaboration with @playsinplace.bsky.social ! 🎭

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 15

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! This watercolor of a Spanish fort by Edmund Blampied is from the Boston Public Library’s Edmund Blampied Prints and Drawings Collection.

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Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Save the date: The Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926 will take place on February 10, 2026. Stay tuned for more details.

Associates of the Boston Public Library @associatesbpl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Help us finalize the three titles up for debate as the best book of 1926 by September 27, 2025: forms.gle/QcQvsbEGy8mh...

Nominate Books for the Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926

The Associates of the Boston Public Library would love to have your input in selecting the line-up for the Hundred Year Book Debate of 1926. Nominate your three favorite titles below by September 27, ...

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