Older Adults

Older Adults

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While You're Waiting for The Substance...

Try some of these books and movies featuring themes of beauty, horror, bodily destruction, and the hidden costs of getting what you wanted.

Career Resources: Pivoting

Pivoting careers? Check out these resources to help you navigate the process.

17 Romances with Protagonists in STEM

These protagonists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are still destined to find their happily-ever-afters!

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Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1925

Mar 4th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Associates of the Boston Public Library invites you to participate in our Hundred-Year Book Debate, a free hybrid event.

Emancipation in Massachusetts

Feb 26th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online Event
This presentation will review the colonial era individuals who impacted early rights for Boston’s Black citizens.

Researching Chinese Ancestry with My China Roots

Feb 27th | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Online Event
Participants will learn about challenges in Chinese genealogy research, how to find their village in China, and more.

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Behind the Scenes at the BPL: Bailey Watroba

Meet Bailey Watroba, Senior Public Relations Associate at the Boston Public Library!

Researching Your African American Ancestors

The names of enslaved people in the United States were rarely recorded. This can make researching your African American ancestors hard...
A photograph of a mural painted by Gregg Bernstein and the Mayor's Mural Crew in 2004. Covering a wall of the William Monroe Trotter K-8 School in Roxbury, the mural depicts the school's namesake. The mural shows two people, one on each of the bottom corners of the mural and each beside a tree and white dove, holding up an image of William Trotter. Other motifs, such as a river, music sheet, brick building, and moon phases are also included in the mural.

Black History Boston: William Monroe Trotter

Read about William Monroe Trotter & the fight against "The Birth of a Nation" in this piece by Research Services Librarian Malana Krongelb.
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