Dear North End Community, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston Public Library is closed, which includes the North End Branch Library. This means the Friends of the North End Library cannot continue with their daily book sale, nor can we accept books or other materials at this time. Please do not leave books or Read More…
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Summer Story Time at the BPL
Tuesdays, August 6, 13, 20, & 27 10:30-11:00 a.m. North End Branch of the Boston Public Library (25 Parmenter St) Description: Join Librarian Lin for stories, music, and more! This story time is for babies, toddlers, and children 0-5 years old with caregivers. Contact: Lin Thompson mthompson@bpl.org 617-227-8135
Library Lecture: Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris
Join the North End Library for a Museum of Fine Arts guide’s discussion of the museum’s current “Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris” exhibition, which runs from April 7 – August 14. The presentation will include vivid posters, prints, and paintings in which Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) captured Parisian nightlife in the late nineteenth century, Read More…
North End Public Library May Events
Join the North End branch of the Boston Public Library for a great lineup of events in May 2019. There will be events for seniors, teens and children including Friday films, lectures, book talks, and a concert by the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) faculty. Read more below! Click to enlarge.
North End Public Library April Events
Join the North End branch of the Boston Public Library for a great lineup of events in April 2019. There will be events for seniors, teens and children including movies, games and author talks. Join the library this weekend, April 4 – 6, for library tours for their spring open house. See the full calendar Read More…
North End Public Library February Events
Join the North End branch of the Boston Public Library for a great lineup of events in February 2019. There will be events for seniors, teens and children including movies, crafts, book club and SAT Prep. See the full calendar below. Click to enlarge.
What Music Did the Pilgrims Hear?
What music did the Pilgrims hear? The Plimoth colonists were a diverse group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists. They brought with them music as varied as their reasons for coming to the New World in 1620. Plimoth Colony heard not just solemn English psalms, but also humorous catches, ballads, Dutch songs, Read More…
Summer Reading at the Boston Public Library
This summer at the BPL, help Boston read one million minutes, play BPL Bingo, Read Your Way to Fenway, and enjoy events for kids and teens! Boston Reads 1 Million Minutes Boston Public Library is challenging the city to read one million minutes this summer, from June 1 – August 31! How can you join? Read More…
Downtown View: A Look at the Library
Summer has ended. We’re back. The renovations to the 1972 Johnson building at the Central Library are finished. You must see the results. They are scrumptious. It was the former library president, Amy Ryan, whose experience in other parts of the country helped her envision a happier and more serviceable space in the building named Read More…
Saturday Hours Return to Neighborhood Branch Libraries on September 7, 2013
Saturday hours return to the neighborhood branches of the Boston Public Library, including the North End (25 Parmenter St.), starting on September 7, 2013. More information in the news release below. Saturday Hours Return to Neighborhood Branches; Sunday Hours Return to Central Library Detailed hours information available on the Boston Public Library website Saturday hours Read More…
Saturday Hours Return to North End Branch Library This Weekend
News from the Boston Public Library: Saturday hours at the neighborhood branches of the Boston Public Library return on September 8. Saturday hours at Boston Public Library branches vary per location, but are typically 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday hours at the Central Read More…