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Yssis Cano-Santiago wants more Latinx YA stories
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Arts & Culture
Yssis Cano-Santiago wants more Latinx YA stories
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.
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Attention bookworms and bibliophiles: The Greater Roxbury Book Fair is back
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Arts & Culture
Attention bookworms and bibliophiles: The Greater Roxbury Book Fair is back
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.
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Ardent fans greet author Terry McMillan at Mattapan Library
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Ardent fans greet author Terry McMillan at Mattapan 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.
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Boston Public Library special collections section reopens
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Boston Public Library special collections section reopens
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Librarians take stand against anti-vax protestors
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Librarians take stand against anti-vax protestors
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.
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Let the light in!
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Let the light in!
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.
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A new name for Dudley library
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A new name for Dudley library
Boston Public Library trustees have voted to change the Dudley branch’s name to the “Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.”
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Boston Public Library provides tuition-free literacy services
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Boston Public Library provides tuition-free literacy services
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.
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Art project asks public for ‘Love Letters to a Library’
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Art project asks public for ‘Love Letters to a Library’
The Boston Public Library and the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture launched a “Love Letter to a Library” public art collaboration Monday with a banner display at the Central Library and continuing throughout the BPL system.  The text of the banners, “I Remember Everything You Taught Me Here,” is intended to encourage viewers to engage with libraries as sites of learning, discourse, and memory.
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