Even though the Rare Books and Manuscripts department is closed to the public, we're bustling with activity behind the scenes! As we prepare for the upcoming major construction project which will help ensure the long-term preservation of our materials, we here at the conservation lab are all about boxes. While we would love to build…
Digital Commonwealth
I'd like to introduce you to the rare and interesting historical materials that the Boston Public Library makes available online through Digital Commonwealth. We’ll mostly be doing that through featuring images and collections that we think are particularly interesting or speak to current events in some way. But I thought it would be best to…
Rediscovering Vinyl Records at the BPL
The Great 78 Project As a music librarian I am always pleased to share ways people can find and explore music, especially at their local library. So imagine my excitement last October when it was announced the Boston Public Library would be putting 200,000 vinyl records online. To listen to. For free. What are these…
Boston’s Flora and Fauna in the 1630s
Like any city, Boston can sometimes seem like a place apart from nature, a place where humans live to the exclusion of other living things. But this is not and never has been entirely true. What I hope to explore is how we can think of Boston not just as a dense collection of people…
LGBTQ+ Fiction: My Favorites
My name is Jordan, and I am one of the Reader Services Librarians at the Central Library in Copley Square. For the next year or so I will be reviewing LGBTQ+ Fiction in this space, so I thought it would be great to start off with a little bit about me and by talking about…
State Corporations Databases
These databases vary in the amount of information available. You can usually check on the availability of business names, look for addresses and owners. Some databases will also list the registered agent…
Massachusetts Secretary of State Corporation Records
Trying to find information on a private Massachusetts company? The Massachusetts Secretary of State Corporation Records is a good place to start. You can search by entity, identification number, file number, or by individual. In the search example below, I will search on the entitiy "Kraft Group". Here is a link to the full record for this entity. Within this…
Puzzling Mysteries for Kids
What’s always coming but never arrives? What travels around the world while staying in a corner? What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? We love riddles and word puzzles, and we love them even more when they’re wrapped up in a story. You can work right…
Finding Your Reflection in a Book
Getting lost in a book is great; being able to picture the surroundings and the characters can help you lose yourself in the story. It can make the story more interesting or more meaningful. But for children of color, children with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ children, and others, it can be hard to find your story reflected…
Bibliocycle!
Welcome to the Bibliocycle Blog! We are using this first entry as a means of introducing ourselves to the public – we are a team of Boston Public Library staff that volunteer to ride around town, visiting farmers markets, outdoor events, indoor events, festivals, and any other event we are invited to! Do you have…
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