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.
Marcas de Fuego, or “marks of fire” at the Boston Public Library
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.”
Hands-On Book Conservation Internship at the Boston Public Library
The Associates of the Boston Public Library funds the North Bennet Street School (NBSS) Conservation Internship, which provides a first- or second-year Bookbinding student with hands-on experience in book conservation at the Boston Public Library. This year’s intern, Carmen Torrado Gonzalez, shares her experience working in Special Collections and Preservation Services.A Summer Internship in Book Conservation Book and paper conservation …
How the Alan Andres Writer-in-Residence Fellowship Helped Me Finish My Manuscript
This is a guest blog post written by Yssis Cano-Santiago, the Associates of the Boston Public Library’s 2024-2025 Alan Andres Writer in Residence, about her year-long residency.
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.
Meet the BPL’s 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.
Unlocking Hidden Histories in the BPL’s 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.
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.
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.