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.
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.
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 …
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.
Associates of the Boston Public Library’s 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.
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.
Home Again: The discovery and repatriation of a stolen 14th-century 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.
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.
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 our New Board Chairman: Peter R. Brown
We are delighted to announce that Peter R. Brown has been unanimously appointed as the Associates’ next Board Chairman, effective July 1, 2018.
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