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Each of our 27 neighborhood libraries holds special treasures as well as lots of public programs. |
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| Adams Street The branch holds a very good collection of books pertaining to World War II and the Civil War, as well as an excellent collection of material in large print format. |
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| Brighton This spacious branch offers an excellent collection of local history materials and large print books. Help is available here as well for people learning English. |
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| Charlestown In addition to a large local history collection, Charlestown Branch also hosts a busy schedule of activities for all age groups that include lectures and reading programs. |
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| Codman Square Dorchester's biggest branch houses an impressive collection of research materials on African- American history in addition to its excellent adult large-print and children's biography sections. |
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| Connolly
This beautiful Jacobean style branch in the Hyde Square section of Jamaica Plain offers popular books for children and adults and a large selection of Spanish books and magazines. |
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| Dudley As Roxbury's largest branch, Dudley contains a superb collection of books on African-American history and culture along with an adult Literacy Center. It also specializes in large-print books, mysteries, and children's fiction. |
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| Dudley Literacy Center The Dudley Literacy Center promotes literacy as a continuing social process by providing non-print and book collections, a computer lab, and a full range of programs designed to serve the adult literacy population. |
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| East Boston Distinctive aspects of this branch include its local history collection, along with an impressive choice of Spanish-language items for children and a variety of literacy materials. |
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| Egleston Square Besides its extensive African-American collection, this branch also contains a broad choice of Spanish language materials. |
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| Faneuil In addition to bestsellers, mysteries, and romances, this elegant branch houses a distinctive collection of historical documents and newspapers relating to the Allston/Brighton neighborhood. |
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| Fields Corner This Dorchester branch offers bestsellers, popular fiction, and a representative non-fiction collection. |
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| Grove Hall A strong emphasis on African- American literature along with annual live jazz performances are the hallmarks of this branch. |
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| Honan-Allston The branch has a children's reading room, three courtyards, exhibit space, meeting & conference rooms, and free computer access. |
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| Hyde Park This historic branch boasts of an award-winning new wing with a large collection that emphasizes technology, local history, and children's picture books. |
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| Jamaica Plain Special collections here include local history, travel guides, adult new-reader materials, children's picture books, and a special children's collection on peace, respect, and creative conflict resolution. |
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| Kirstein Business Branch Kirstein Business Branch is a specialized business reference and research service of the Boston Public Library located in a building near Boston's financial district. |
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| Lower Mills In addition to a particularly strong mystery collection, the personal investment collection has recently been expanded. |
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| Mattapan Quality multicultural and French language materials can be found in this branch along with its regular adult and children's collections. |
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| North End Besides the latest bestsellers, romances, mysteries, classics, large-print fiction, and books-on-tape, this branch offers local history and small Italian- language collections. |
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| Orient Heights This East Boston branch specializes in bestsellers along with a core collection of popular fiction and representative non-fiction materials. |
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| Parker Hill The Parker Hill Branch is an architectural treasure that has undergone extensive renovation recently. Collection holdings are strong in ESL, Spanish language materials for all ages, mystery/detective novels, and self-help and "how to books." Parker Hill also offers a wide array of programs for young people and adults. |
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| Roslindale This Roslindale Square branch has large collections of young adult and ESL materials, in addition to a strong collection of plays, poetry, literary criticism, and popular health materials. |
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| South Boston Distinctive aspects of this branch's collections are a relatively large group of environmental books and a collection of South Boston historical materials. |
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| South End This newly renovated branch has a fine collection of Spanish-language books for adults and children as well as a collection of African-American history and biographies. |
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| Uphams Corner Representative of its neighborhood population, this branch contains Dorchester and Boston historical material in addition to a growing Spanish-language collection. |
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| Washington Village The city's smallest branch emphasizes recreational reading materials for adults and kids. |
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| West End The collection provides a diversity of reading material on biography, history, travel, finance, art, interior decoration, health, cooking, literature, and writing. |
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| West Roxbury Besides its particular emphasis on Irish history, this busy branch also contains large literature, books-on-tape, and reference collections. In addition, the children's room has a strong collection of fiction and folktales. |
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Chinatown Update:
The
Boston Public Library's neighborhood branches have always collected
information about the city's history, and thanks to a grant
from the
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