About

Committed to conserving history to fuel the future
We help raise awareness of—and access to—the Boston Public Library’s vast, free resources. The BPL is one of the world’s finest libraries. We help make it even better by supporting conservation and digitization projects, special programs, staff positions, and literary events.

What we do

Conservation is at the core of our work. But it’s just the beginning.

We hold some of Boston’s most popular literary events—including Literary Lights and the Hundred-Year Book Debate.
We sponsor special exhibitions. We offer the Alan Writing fellowships, and much more.

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What we have accomplished

Our latest annual report gives you an overview of what we do and describes the work that we have accomplished. Plus, it features great photos of conserved items.
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Who we are

We’re led by a dynamic group of diverse individuals

We’re led by a dynamic group of diverse individuals—including well–known authors, historians, lawyers, financial professionals, a filmmaker, and more–each bringing their unique strengths to our Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

Officers

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Alyce J. Lee

Chair

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Lisa Fagin Davis

Co-Vice Chair

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Usha Pasi

Co-Vice Chair

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C. F. Stone III

Treasurer

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Sharon C. Lincoln

CLERK

Directors

Catherine S. Austin
Joseph S. Berman
Tom Cahill
Dana Jackson Cohen

Lorie Conway
Liane Davis
Peter Drummey
Michael Duca

Betsy Groban
Lori Henderson
Natalie Lemle
Anita C. Lincoln

Melissa McMorrow
Whitney Scharer
Carole Simpson
Rick Tyson

Ex-Officio

David Leonard, President, Boston Public Library

Staff

Amanda Doyle-Bouvier, Executive Director

Laura Russo, Director of Development and External Affairs

Hannah St. Laurent, Director of Marketing and Communications

Vidisha Agarwalla, Communications and Operations Specialist

Lily Duff, Program and Operations Administrator