The Associates of the Boston Public Library is pleased to announce our newest Board Members, who recently started three-year terms: Catherine Austin, Michael Duca, and Lisa Fagin Davis, Liane Davis, Betsy Groban, Melissa McMorrow, and Rick Tyson. Read more here.
Meet the BPL’s new Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts
Meet Viv Williams The Associates of the Boston Public Library is proud to underwrite the salary of the BPL Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, a role filled in February by Viv Williams. Viv comes to the BPL with eight years of Special Collections experience, most recently as the Commission Archivist at the Cambridge Historical Commission. She dreamed of being …
BPL Archives Intern Discovers Hidden Histories
The Associates of the Boston Public Library funds the BPL Archives Internship. This is a guest blog post by the Spring 2025 Archives Intern, Jen Leahy.
Change in Leadership at the Associates of the Boston Public Library
Change in Leadership at the Associates of the Boston Public Library Executive Director Louisa S. Bissett is leaving her post at the Associates of the Boston Public Library after 14 years. She leaves at a high point for the Associates, an independent non-profit whose mission is to preserve and protect the remarkable riches residing in the BPL’s vast Special Collections. During her tenure, …
Literary Lights 2025
Celebrating the Power of Literature and Libraries: 35th Annual Literary Lights In a time of rising threats to public institutions, the Associates of the Boston Public Library hosted its 35th annual Literary Lights Dinner on April 27 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza—an evening celebrating New England authors and the vital role of libraries in protecting knowledge, culture, and truth. The …
What was the best book of 1925?
The Associates of the Boston Public Library held our annual Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1925, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Boston Public Library. The event was an incredibly successful ‘page-turner’ as mentioned on GBH’s The Culture Show with a turnout of approximately 240 in-person and 147 virtual audience members.
A Masterclass in Koussevitzky as a Double Bass
2024 Pierce Performance: 150 Years of Koussevitzky — Night 3 Recap The Associates of the Boston Public Library presented the third and final evening in the sixth annual Pierce Performance Series, 150 Years of Koussevitzky, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at the Boston Public Library. This annual event aims to highlight treasures in the BPL’s Special Collections through free public …
Call for Literary Influencers
Are you passionate about books, libraries, and preservation? Apply to be one of our first literary influencers!
An Interview with the Boston Public Library’s Lead Archivist
Learn more about the Boston Public Library’s Lead Archivist in this interview!
BPL Intern Conserves ‘The Underground Railroad’
This is a guest blog post written by the Associates-funded 2024 BPL Conservation Intern, Annie Ujifusa.