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Surviving Grief: 16 Books for Those Struggling With Loss
If you've ever lost a loved one, whether they passed away last month or ten years ago, you are not alone in your grief.
16 Books Exploring Cancer Through Nonfiction and Memoir
Whether you or someone you know and love has cancer, it can be helpful to see how others have coped and to learn more about it.
Surviving Grief: 16 Books for Those Struggling With Loss
If you've ever lost a loved one, whether they passed away last month or ten years ago, you are not alone in your grief.
16 Books Exploring Cancer Through Nonfiction and Memoir
Whether you or someone you know and love has cancer, it can be helpful to see how others have coped and to learn more about it.
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Community Film Screening and Q&A: Redline Narratives
Feb 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
This Afrimerican Academy documentary traces how redlining, highways, and “urban renewal” reshaped Boston’s neighborhoods...
Estate Planning Webinar
Feb 4th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Online Event
This program will explore the unique estate planning considerations affecting same-sex couples and non-traditional families.
The World Must Be Safe for Democracy: Black Soldiers in WWI
Feb 11th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Event
This virtual program, led by the National Park Service, will follow the actions of men who made up the 372nd Regiment in the 93rd Division.
Community Film Screening and Q&A: Redline Narratives
Feb 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
This Afrimerican Academy documentary traces how redlining, highways, and “urban renewal” reshaped Boston’s neighborhoods...
Estate Planning Webinar
Feb 4th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Online Event
This program will explore the unique estate planning considerations affecting same-sex couples and non-traditional families.
The World Must Be Safe for Democracy: Black Soldiers in WWI
Feb 11th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Event
This virtual program, led by the National Park Service, will follow the actions of men who made up the 372nd Regiment in the 93rd Division.
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Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Behind the Scenes of the BPL: Nga (Jenny) Chan
Meet Nga (Jenny) Chan, Special Library Assistant at the Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library!
King's Chapel & King's Chapel Burying Ground
Located on Tremont Street, King’s Chapel and King’s Chapel Burying Ground are two of the oldest sites you’ll see on the Freedom Trail.
Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Behind the Scenes of the BPL: Nga (Jenny) Chan
Meet Nga (Jenny) Chan, Special Library Assistant at the Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library!
King's Chapel & King's Chapel Burying Ground
Located on Tremont Street, King’s Chapel and King’s Chapel Burying Ground are two of the oldest sites you’ll see on the Freedom Trail.