Boston Public Library

Boston-based pianist and composer Jesse Taitt is performing a solo set on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square through GBH Jazz Nights.

The Boston Public Library is one of the most important public institutions in this city. Though it holds an impressive collection of books and has 25 neighborhood branches to visit, some of the best perks of having a library card aren’t about reading at all.

The classic haunted house trope gets a fresh twist in “Haunted,” a humorous and chilling tale about two Indigenous siblings haunting a house where they died 20 years ago, written and directed by multi-hyphenate Seminole/Mvskoke playwright Tara Moses.

A few years ago, archivists around the city undertook a project to digitized the plethora of historical materials in their collections relating to desegregation and busing in Boston.

In Yssis Cano-Santiago’s forthcoming young adult fiction novel, “A Hypochondriac’s Guide to Love,” two Latinx teenagers wrestle with the challenges of growing up in 1990s Miami against the backdrop of gentrification and racism.

For the second year in a row, Roxbury will dedicate a day to centering the literary arts, as the Greater Roxbury Book Fair returns to the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library.

Admirers and diehard devotees of Terry McMillan gathered to hear the best-selling author speak at the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library earlier this month.

Following demonstrations protesting mask requirements that occurred at Boston Public Library locations, BPL staff and members of the Boston Public Library Professional Staff Association (BPLPSA) — the union that represents library workers — are calling out what they call incidents of disruption and hate.

The curtain of concrete has been lifted from the former Dudley Branch library. The soaring windows that replace opaque walls now bring in an abundance of natural light.

Boston Public Library trustees have voted to change the Dudley branch’s name to the “Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.”

Boston’s public library system offers a lot more than just books — a number of services for English language learners are also available for free.