Laura Irmscher, the Boston Public Library's chief of collections strategy, displays Albrecht Dürer’s 1504 engraving "Adam and Eve.” It's estimated that the engraving, one of the two pieces previously ...

BOSTON-- A centuries-old map compiled by French explorer Samuel de Champlain and believed to be among dozens stolen more than a decade ago from the Boston Public Library has been recovered, library ...

A phone booth has been installed at the Boston Public Library where visitors can leave messages. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Meredith Goldstein from the Boston Globe about her project.

BOSTON - Boston Public Library officials said Thursday that two rare and valuable artworks that vanished last month have been found, and they never left the library. Library President Amy Ryan ...

The first thing you notice about the renovation of the second floor of the Johnson Building at the Boston Public Library’s central Copley Square facility—which officially opens with a ribbon-cutting ...

The Boston Public Library is like a beached whale, magnificent but going nowhere. Not only is the BPL the nation’s oldest tax-payer supported municipal library, it is – together with New York – the ...

Allston Christmas is over and Boston’s new residents are starting to settle in. If you’re new to the city, there’s a lot to take care of when you first arrive, but here’s one more thing to add to your ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Public Library is returning to Italy medieval manuscripts and a volume of works, ending in one case a mystery dating back seven decades. The items include a manuscript from ...

Boston Public Library, one of the oldest and largest public library systems in the country, is launching a project this summer with OpenAI and Harvard Law School to make its trove of historically ...

The Boston Public Library is planning to permanently eliminate late fees, pending approval from the Board of Trustees. Library officials said the policy change, which will go into effect on July 1, is ...

So Maria, if you're looking for *** little more peace in your life, come back to the Boston Public Library and get your do not disturb sign. We're at the Boston Public Library where staffers here have ...