Wander Wisely: A Notebook for Expanding the Constraints of Campus

Lucia Hernandez • October 8, 2024

Don’t get me wrong, I adore our campus, worship its magnificent architecture, and feel at home in its welcoming community. But sitting in the same chair at O’Neill Library for the umpteenth time, walking down the path that toes the line between familiar and repetitive, I find myself seeking something new. 

Boston Residents Celebrate National Poetry Month at Festival

Isabel Fenoglio • April 8, 2018

A retired lawyer, a former convict, and a grandma were among those gathered at the Boston Public Library on Saturday to share stories and prose in celebration of National Poetry Month.

After 62 Years, Public Library Branch Returns to Chinatown

Isabel Fenoglio • February 11, 2018

For the first time in 62 years, the Boston Public Library has a branch in Chinatown. Its opening marks an important commitment to ensuring each neighborhood has equal access to services.

In Macbeth Spinoff, ‘peerless’ Darkly Satirizes College Admissions

Mary Elizabeth Mooney • May 4, 2017

This weekend, the BPL latest theater production, peerless, opened to the public, eliminating price barriers with pay-what-you-want admissions.

At Boston Public Library, Intondi Joins Race, Nuclear Armaments

Mary Kate DiNorcia • February 22, 2017

Last week, the Union of Concerned Scientists invited Dr. Vincent Intondi to speak at the Boston Public Library regarding several issues at the forefront of today’s political environment in the United States.

No More Whac-a-Mole: Protecting Our Arts Culture

Madeleine D’Angelo • February 17, 2016

Life closely resembles a giant game of Whac-A-Mole, because if you actually fix one thing, something else inevitably goes wrong.

Online or Print: The Trip That Helped Me Break The Screen

Juan Olavarria • February 11, 2016

Books have a special ability to transport the mind into unfamiliar settings and lives foreign to our own.