The city today broke ground on a new East Boston branch of the Boston Public Library, a $17.4 million project that will consolidate the services provided by the neighborhood’s two existing branches.

Walking around inside the new East Boston branch of the Boston Public Library sometimes feels like wandering across a rolling outdoor landscape. Light filters down from what looks like the sky but ...

In 2011, the Boston Public Library (BPL) decided to close two branch libraries in East Boston—home to the nation's first municpally supported branch library, built in 1870—and open a new one midway ...

The Boston Public Library. The Roslindale branch of the BPL reopened Saturday after two years of renovations. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE The Roslindale branch of the Boston Public Library reopened ...

We’ve put together a guide to Boston Public Library’s 25 open branches with each location’s special features, programming, and more.

The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library will be renamed to honor WBZ's Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston's first Black woman TV reporter.

Ballot drop boxes will be available outside the main entrances of the following Boston Public Library locations: Central (Johnson Building - on the right of the Boylston Street entrance), Brighton ...

The library branch was one of three buildings nominated for the award, which recognizes Boston architecture built in the past decade.

When it opened in 1972, the Johnson Building of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square was hailed as a shining example of noted architect Philip Johnson’s modern design.

In addition to the Central Library location, the BPL has 24 neighborhood branches throughout Boston, including the stunning LEED Gold-certified East Boston Branch that opened in 2013.

One of Boston's public library branches will soon get a facelift that will include adding 119 affordable apartments above the library building.

The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library renovation was awarded the 2024 Harleston Parker Medal at the annual Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) awards gala March 5.