This week we're spotlighting children's books from the booklist!
📔When We Gather by Andrea L. Rogers
📙A Family Tree by Staci Lola Drouillard
📕The Kodiaks by David Robertson
📗Indigenous Cultures Today by Cayla Bellanger DeGroat
📕The American Indian Movement by Heather Bruegl

Boston Reads, the City of Boston’s new literacy initiative led by the Mayor’s Office of Early Childhood, brings together BPS, @bpl.boston.gov, @publichealth.boston.gov, and community partners to streamline family access and deliver a more-cohesive literacy experience citywide. (2/3)

Thank you to our entire @bostonschools.boston.gov team for working every day to build a better tomorrow for our students, families, and communities. #BostonSOTS

Participating locations include: Adams Street, Brighton, Central Library, Charlestown, Faneuil, Jamaica Plain, Lower Mills, North End, Roslindale, and South Boston.

Learn more at tinyurl.com/BPLSpiceBank 🔗

Additionally, donations dropped off at the Newsfeed Café, located at the Central Library in Copley Square, will be matched by the Café.

⏰Donations will be accepted from November 2025 through One Boston Day, April 15, 2026.

You'll get an exclusive look at the projects and creative process of the mastermind behind some of the world’s most singular and enchanting spaces – from private compounds to planes, products, and once-in-a-lifetime parties.

Learn more about this event at tinyurl.com/Druker2025.

This exhibition is made possible through the Boston Public Library Fund as part of a major philanthropic investment to renovate and reimagine the Central Library’s historic McKim building. To learn more, visit bplfund.org.

Learn more about the upcoming exhibition at bpl.org/revolution-exhibition.

Featuring more than 100 artworks and documentary materials from the BPL’s renowned Special Collections, the exhibition explores America’s evolving struggles for freedom, civil rights, and belonging.

⏰The application process is now open, and will close on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

Apply and learn more at bpl.org/childrens-musician-residency