Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Associates of the Boston Public Library Conserving & Digitizing the BPL's Special Collections ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.associatesbpl.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://www.associatesbpl.org/news/) - [Announcing the 2026-27 Alan Andres Writing Fellows](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2026/08/28/announcing-the-2026-27-alan-andres-writing-fellows/) - [Marcas de Fuego, or “marks of fire” at the Boston Public Library](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2026/07/16/marcas-de-fuego-or-marks-of-fire/) - Last year’s Associates-funded summer conservation intern, Carmen Torrado Gonzalez, shares her research into the book phenomenon known as Marcas de Fuego, or “marks of fire." - [Associates' Honors Alan Andres Through Writing Fellowships](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/10/09/associates-honors-alan-andres-through-writing-fellowships/) - The Associates of the Boston Public Library is proud to dedicate our writing fellowships to the memory of Alan Andres, a longtime board member whose vision and dedication shaped the Associates’ work for nearly three decades. - [Reimagining the Declaration: Regie Gibson's New Poem](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2026/07/30/reimagining-the-declaration-regie-gibsons-new-poem/) - To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Associates of the Boston Public Library commissioned two original blackout poems by Regie Gibson, the inaugural Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for We Hold These Truths, the 8th Pierce Performance Series. Read his introduction and poems below, then watch his live performance from the event. - [Hands-On Book Conservation Internship at the Boston Public Library](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2026/06/16/hands-on-book-conservation-internship-at-the-boston-public-library/) - [How the Alan Andres Writer-in-Residence Fellowship Helped Me Finish My Manuscript](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2026/05/11/guest-blog-post-from-our-2024-25-alan-andres-writer-in-residence/) - This is a guest blog post written by Yssis Cano-Santiago, the Associates' 2024-2025 Alan Andres Writer in Residence, about her year-long writing residency. - [Unlocking Hidden Histories in the BPL’s Anti-Slavery Collection](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/09/11/unlocking-hidden-histories-in-the-bpls-anti-slavery-collection/) - Thanks to Associates-funded staff, new light is being shed on one of the collection’s most requested items: the Teachers of the New England Freedmen’s and Union Commission photograph album. Once minimally described, this album is now fully cataloged, digitized, and newly enriched. - [Meet the BPL's new Digital Imaging Production Assistant](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/09/11/meet-the-bpls-new-digital-imaging-production-assistant/) - 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. - [Associates of the BPL New 2025 Board Members](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/08/06/associates-of-the-bpl-new-2025-board-members/) - 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. - [BPL Archives Intern Discovers Hidden Histories](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/07/29/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. - [Meet the BPL's new Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/07/29/meet-the-bpls-new-curator-of-modern-books-and-manuscripts/) - [Koussevitzky, Innovator: A Night to Remember](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/10/25/a-night-to-remember-koussevitzky-innovator/) - On October 15, 2024, the Associates kicked off the 2024 Pierce Performance Series: 150 Years of Koussevitzky. BPL Music Curator Jared Rex and BSO Archivist Bridget Carr gave inspiring talks. BSO musicians performed Hindemith’s Septet for Winds. Read the full recap here. - [Change in Leadership at the Associates of the Boston Public Library](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/05/19/change-in-leadership-at-the-associates-of-the-boston-public-library/) - [Literary Lights 2025](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/05/14/literary-lights-2025/) - [What was the best book of 1925?](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/03/14/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](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2025/02/26/a-masterclass-in-koussevitzky-as-a-double-bass/) - [Call for Literary Influencers](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/12/17/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](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/12/04/an-interview-with-the-boston-public-librarys-lead-archivist/) - Learn more about the Boston Public Library's Lead Archivist in this interview! - [BPL Intern Conserves 'The Underground Railroad'](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/12/02/bpl-intern-conserves-the-underground-railroad/) - This is a guest blog post written by the Associates-funded 2024 BPL Conservation Intern, Annie Ujifusa. - [Meet the BPL Curator of Music - Jared Rex](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/11/12/meet-the-bpl-curator-of-music-jared-rex/) - Meet Jared Rex, Associates-funded BPL Curator of Music in Special Collections. - [Five New Board Members 2023](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/09/25/five-new-board-members-2023/) - The Associates is pleased to welcome our newest Board Members: Lorie Conway, Peter Drummey, Natalie Lemle, Usha Pasi, and Lisa Pierpont. Read more about them here. - [2023 Writer-in-Residence Reading and Reception](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/10/20/2023-writer-in-residence-reading-and-reception/) - The Associates came alive with literary excitement on October 10, 2023, with our annual Writer-in-Residence Reception celebrating Danielle Emerson and Rhonda DeChambeau. Read the event recap here. - [2023 Pierce Performance, "Faces of Phillis"](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/12/08/2023-pierce-performance-faces-of-phillis/) - The Associates held our 5th annual Pierce Performance Series celebrating Phillis Wheatley Peters on December 4, 2023. Read the full recap here. - [Associates of the Boston Public Library's 34th Annual Literary Lights Recap](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/05/21/associates-of-the-boston-public-librarys-34th-annual-literary-lights-recap/) - In an era marked by troubling trends of book burning and banning, the Associates of the Boston Public Library's 34th annual Literary Lights Dinner stands as a beacon of resistance and celebration. Read more about April 21, 2024 event here. The Associates of the Boston Public Library's 2024 Literary Lights gala honored writers Stacy Schiff, William Landay, Alison Bechdel, Kevin Young, and Dan Shaughnessy on April 21st, 2024. - [Announcing our 2024-25 Writer-In-Residence: Yssis Cano-Santiago!](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/07/29/announcing-our-2024-25-writer-in-residence-yssis-cano-santiago/) - The Associates of the Boston Public Library is delighted to announce that Yssis Cano-Santiago has been chosen as the 2024-25 Writer-in-Residence. Learn more about Yssis and her proposed YA novel here. - [Meet BPL Conservation Officer - Mary French](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/09/06/meet-mary-french-conservation-officer-at-the-bpl/) - Meet Mary Hamilton French, the Associates-funded Boston Public Library's Conservation Officer. In this role, Mary conserves and preserves the rare, culturally significant materials that reside in the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections. Learn more in a recent video produced by the Associates of the Boston Public Library. - Vidisha Agarwalla Conservation - [Four New Board Members 2024](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/09/18/four-new-board-members-2024/) - The Associates of the Boston Public Library is pleased to welcome four new Board Members: Anita C. Lincoln and Sharon Lincoln, Lori Henderson, and Dana Jackson Cohen. Learn more here. - [Guest Blog Post from our 2023-24 Writer-in-Residence](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/09/18/guest-blog-post-from-our-2023-24-writer-in-residence/) - A Year of Writing: Reflecting on my residency, the impact of loved ones, and Boston train commutes - [Koussevitzky's Legacy: A Fascinating Musical History](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/11/12/koussevitzkys-legacy-a-fascinating-musical-history/) - On October 29, 2024, the Associates hosted the 2nd evening of Pierce Performance Series: 150 Years of Koussevitzky. Speakers Tom Godell and Harlow Robinson discussed Koussevitzky’s influence. BSO musicians performed Britten’s String Quartet No. 2. Read the recap here. - [Writer-in-Residence Stipend More Than Doubles for Emerging Authors](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/10/24/celebrating-20-years-of-the-writer-in-residence-program/) - The Associates of the Boston Public Library celebrated two decades of the historic Writer-in-Residence program on October 1, 2024 with special guest, Lois Lowry, and announcement of more than doubled stipend. - [Writer-in-Residence Program Supports Emerging Authors ](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/05/17/writer-in-residence-program-supports-emerging-authors/) - This guest blog was written by Elaina Fuzi, a Boston University student journalist, about our 2023 Writer-in-Residence Reception. - [Hundred-Year Retroactive Book Award of 1924 Event Recap](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/03/18/hundred-year-retroactive-book-award-of-1924-event-recap/) - The Associates of the Boston Public Library held our annual Hundred-Year Retroactive Book Award, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. We saw "W.E.B. Du Bois, Herman Melville, and E.M. Forster go head-to-head," as mentioned by The Boston Globe. - [Celebrating Ellen Craft: American Abolitionist who Escaped Slavery in 1848](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/01/22/celebrating-ellen-craft-american-abolitionist-who-escaped-slavery-in-1848/) - Over the last decade, the Associates of the Boston Public Library underwrote work to catalog, digitize, and transcribe thousands of handwritten letters from leading abolitionists. Ilyon drew heavily on this collection and spent countless hours researching her book in the BPL’s Special Collections. - [Excited for Literary Lights 2023](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/04/12/literary-lights-preview/) - Learn why we are looking forward to this year's Literary Lights dinner! Hear from our Dinner Co-Chairs in this series of short videos. - [Meet Lucretia Baskin – Rare Books and Manuscripts Cataloger ](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/01/11/meet-lucretia-baskin-rare-books-and-manuscripts-cataloger/) - Lucretia Baskin started as the Boston Public Library’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Cataloger in September 2023. Please enjoy this short interview with Lucretia about the process of cataloging rare books, her favorite items in the collections, and more. - [Celebrating David McCullough: the Man who Inspired our Conservation Fund](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2024/01/26/celebrating-david-mccullough/) - A historian, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and champion of the Boston Public Library's Special Collections. Learn how he inspired our primary conservation fund. - ["Chronicle" TV Show Unveils the BPL’s Newly Renovated Special Collections](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/05/26/chronicle-tv-show-unveils-the-bpls-newly-renovated-special-collections/) - Learn more about the City-funded $15.7 million project that created a new home for the BPL's Special Collections. - [Home Again: The Repatriation of a Stolen Venetian Manuscript](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/12/12/home-again-the-repatriation-of-a-stolen-venetian-manuscript/) - In this guest blog post, Lisa Fagin Davis, Associates board member, describes her work in cataloging and researching Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts at the BPL, leading to the discovery and repatriation of a stolen 14th-century Venetian manuscript, Manuscript f Med 203, back to Italy. - [Welcome Vidisha Agarwalla](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/08/04/welcome-vidisha-agarwalla/) - We are thrilled to welcome Vidisha Agarwalla as our new Communications and Operations Specialist! - [2018 Literary Lights Announced](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/01/11/2018-literary-lights/) - We are thrilled to announce the Literary Lights honorees, presenters and keynote speaker for our 30th annual Literary Lights, to be held on April 22, 2018. - [Guest Blog Post from our 2022-23 Writer-in-Residence](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/10/06/guest-blog-post-from-our-2022-23-writer-in-residence/) - This is a guest blog post written by Rhonda DeChambeau, the Associates of the Boston Public Library’s 2022-2023 Writer in Residence about her year-long residency. - [Unveiling our 2023-24 Writer-In-Residence: Danielle Emerson! ](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2023/09/11/unveiling-the-2023-2024-associates-of-the-bpl-writer-in-residence-danielle-emerson/) - We are thrilled to announce that Danielle Emerson has been awarded the 2023-24 Writer-in-Residence. Read more about her background and proposed work. - [Meet Eve Neiger - Lead Archivist](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/02/22/meet-eve-neiger/) - Meet Eve Neiger, the BPL's first Lead Archivist. The Associates is pleased to underwrite this new role. - [Onward - Votes for Women](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/11/30/onward-2/) - The 2021 Pierce Performance featured the world premiere of ONWARD – Votes for Women, a documentary play created by Lisa Rafferty, with music arranged and composed by Adam R. McDonald. - [Investment in the Founding Research Collection](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/03/24/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. - [Julia Ward Howe's Volume of Piano Solos and Duets](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/09/30/julia-ward-howe/) - American poet, abolitionist, suffragist, and social activist Julia Ward Howe is best known for the lyrics of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic." Learn about the BPL's volume of her personal sheet music. - [Welcome Laura Russo - Director of Development](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/07/12/welcome-laura-russo/) - We are thrilled to welcome Laura Russo to the team as our new Director of Development and External Affairs. - [New Board Members 2021](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/10/07/new-board-members-2021/) - The Associates of the Boston Public Library is pleased to welcome our newest Board Members, who officially started their three-year terms on July 1, 2021. - [Meet Tyler Vargas – Research Assistant](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/05/03/meet-tyler/) - Tyler Vargas is working as a Research Assistant this spring to help publicize the BPL’s vast Anti-Slavery Collection to peer cultural institutions. - [Welcome Kathleen Pendleton](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/08/05/welcome-kathleen-pendleton/) - We are pleased to announce that Kathleen Pendleton joined the Associates of the Boston Public Library in August 2020 as our Communications and Development Coordinator. - [Request for Proposals to Promote Anti-Slavery Collection](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/03/11/rfp/) - 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. - [Then & Now: Public Art Live Stream Projection](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/02/26/then-and-now/) - 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. - [BPL Trustees Appointment](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2021/03/05/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. - [Racial Equity Commitment](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/11/19/racial-equity-commitment/) - The Associates endorses and supports the Boston Public Library's Racial Equity Commitment and Action Plan. - [Book Talk with Writer-in-Residence Alumni Jenn De Leon](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/09/23/jennifer-de-leon/) - Hear about Jennifer De Leon debut YA book "Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From" in this virtual book talk. - [Celebrating the 19th Amendment](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/10/05/19thamendment/) - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, a struggle for equality that spanned decades. The Associates commissioned a play to commemorate this event. - [Giving Voice to the Abolitionists](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/12/10/givingvoice/) - Watch the 2020 Pierce Performance, "Giving Voice to the Abolitionists: Selected Readings from the BPL's Anti-Slavery Collection." - [Hundred Year Retroactive Book Award of 1920](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/11/05/hundredyear1920/) - 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](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/10/09/2020-21-wir/) - Meet our new Writer-in-Residence, Autumn Allen, and celebrate the accomplishments of our outgoing writer, Shawnna Thomas, in this virtual reception. - [M.C. Escher Lecture](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/04/12/wordpress-resources-at-siteground/) - Join the Associates on Tuesday, May 8th to learn more about M.C. Escher and his works, with Museum of Fine Arts curator, Ronni Baer. - [Writer-in-Residence Interview](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/01/23/testing-1-2/) - Our current Writer-in-Residence, Laura Rees, is halfway through her residency at the Boston Public Library. Are you curious what she is writing about and how the project is proceeding? - [Dutch Lady Discovery](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/04/06/testing-title/) - The Boston Public Library just discovered an unknown play! - [Anti-Slavery Transcription Crowdsourcing](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/04/19/anti-slavery-transcription/) - The Boston Public Library just launched an exciting new crowdsourcing project. Help us transcribe abolitionists’ correspondence and learn more about this important era in our country’s history. - [Board Chairman Vivian Spiro's Retirement](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/07/03/vivian-spiro-retirement/) - The Associates' Board Chairman Vivian K. Spiro retired on June 30, 2018, after serving for twenty years as head of the organization. - [Charles Coe's Exhibition](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/04/25/charles-coe/) - The Associates is honored to support poet Charles Coe's “What You Don’t Know about Me” installation at the BPL. - [Meet our New Board Chairman: Peter R. Brown](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/07/09/peter-brown/) - We are delighted to announce that Peter R. Brown has been unanimously appointed as the Associates' next Board Chairman, effective July 1, 2018. - [Digitizing the Declaration of Independence](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2018/07/05/declaration-of-independence/) - The Boston Public Library recently digitized its copies of the Declaration of Independence. - [Toulouse-Lautrec at the BPL](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2019/05/01/toulouse-lautrec-at-the-bpl/) - The BPL has an extensive collection of Toulouse-Lautrec prints, many of which have been preserved and digitized with Associates-funding. Join us on May 23, 2019 to learn more. Plus visit the MFA exhibition! - [Peace Jubilee Commemoration Concert](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2019/04/04/peace-jubilee/) - Did you miss our inaugural Pierce Performance Series? Check out this video of the event -- which commemorated the 150th anniversary of Patrick Gilmore’s National Peace Jubilee. - [Meet our New Director of Development](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2019/06/11/director-of-development/) - The Associates just hired our first Director of Development, Wendy Ballinger! - [Interview with Julian Fellowes](https://www.associatesbpl.org/2020/06/15/interview-with-julian-fellowes/) - Take a look back at Literary Lights 2018, where Rebecca Eaton interviewed Julian Fellowes about Downton Abbey and more... ## Pages - [Home](https://www.associatesbpl.org/) - [Alan Andres Writer-in-Residence Program](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/writer-in-residence-program/) - [Contact Us](https://www.associatesbpl.org/contact-us/) - [About](https://www.associatesbpl.org/about/) - [Events and Programs](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/) - [Press Coverage](https://www.associatesbpl.org/about/press-coverage/) - [Support](https://www.associatesbpl.org/support/) - [Donate](https://www.associatesbpl.org/donate/) - [Literary Lights Gala](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/literary-lights/) - [Alan Andres Picture Book Writer Fellowship](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/picture-book-writer-fellowship/) - [Pierce Performance Series](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/pierce/) - [LITERARY spotLIGHTS](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/literary-spotlights/) - [Hundred-Year Book Debate](https://www.associatesbpl.org/events-and-programs/hundred-year-book-debate/) - [Our Work](https://www.associatesbpl.org/gallery/) - [Membership](https://www.associatesbpl.org/membership/) - Become a Member Our members are critical partners in our efforts to preserve, protect, and promote the Special Collections of the Boston Public Library. 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