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Hello and welcome to the May 2024 edition of the Queer Lit Review blog! This month we have a botanically made daughter falling for her gay dads' housekeeper, queer Samoans telling their life stor...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/queer-lit-review-may-2024/

The band Fanny was a four piece all-woman band, and the first all-women's band to get a record contract. This hard rock band got its start in California when sisters June and Jean Millington were...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/fanny/

Welcome to the Banned Books Blog! This April 2024, we have a young teen dealing with racism and trauma in his community and a young boy visiting his incarcerated mother. These titles may be avail...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/banned-books-blog-april-2024/

When researching, you may need to find something obscure or little-known. It might not be a scientific article but instead an old edition of a picture book or sheet music. That’s where HathiTru...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/research-101-hathitrust/

Hello and welcome to the April 2024 edition of the Queer Lit Review blog! This month we have two debutantes distracting themselves from seeking husbands, two spies searching for those trying to b...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/queer-lit-review-april-2024/

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known professionally as Shakira, was born in Colombia February 2, 1977, to a Colombian mother and a Lebanese father. Her musical talent was recognized from an early...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/shakira/

To celebrate Women's History Month, Special Collections is highlighting a few of the women who shaped Boston Public Library.  "We have a total of about postcards ... They were donated by differ...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/women-who-shaped-bpl-postcards-the-women-who-loved-them/

A guest post by Kathleen Clifford, South Boston Branch Programs & Community Outreach Librarian. The Boston Public Library’s Seed Library invites you to create your own garden! You can pick up a...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/boston-public-library-seed-library-initiative/

To celebrate Women's History Month, Special Collections is highlighting a few of the women who shaped Boston Public Library.  "I have a very good scheme..." Helen Slosberg to Sinclair Hitchings,...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/women-who-shaped-the-bpl-helen-slosbergs-scheme/

Many family history researchers know how useful obituaries published in newspapers can be. But did you know there are a lot of other things in newspapers that can help with your research? Below w...

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/newspapers-beyond-obituaries/