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Investment in the Founding Research Collection
The Associates joins the BPL and the BPL Fund in announcing $2.1 million in private funding to revitalize the Library’s Founding Research Collection.
Request for Proposals to Promote Anti-Slavery Collection
The Associates has issued an RFP seeking a partner to help us promote awareness of the BPL’s remarkable digital collection of anti-slavery and abolitionist materials among cultural, civic, and educational institutions around the country.
BPL Trustees Appointment
The Associates would like to congratulate Joseph S. Berman on his appointment to the Boston Public Library’s governing body, the Board of Trustees.
Then & Now: Public Art Live Stream Projection
Then & Now, a celebration of Black History Month, is a public art live-stream projection honoring the words of the abolitionists from the Boston Public Library’s Anti-Slavery Collection, coupled with Artists for Humanity teen artwork.
Meet Eve Neiger – Lead Archivist
Meet Eve Neiger, the BPL’s first Lead Archivist. The Associates is pleased to underwrite this new role.
Giving Voice to the Abolitionists
Watch the 2020 Pierce Performance, “Giving Voice to the Abolitionists: Selected Readings from the BPL’s Anti-Slavery Collection.”
Racial Equity Commitment
The Associates endorses and supports the Boston Public Library’s Racial Equity Commitment and Action Plan.
Hundred Year Retroactive Book Award of 1920
What was the best book from 1920? Watch the Associates’ Hundred Year Retroactive Book Award of 1920 to find out.
Welcome 2020-21 Writer-in-Residence
Meet our new Writer-in-Residence, Autumn Allen, and celebrate the accomplishments of our outgoing writer, Shawnna Thomas, in this virtual reception.