Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library

09/22/2026

Zero Waste Day

Saturday, September 26
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Central PWD Facility; 400 Frontage Road, Boston, MA 02118

Join the City of Boston for Zero Waste Day and drop off your electronics, light bulbs, paint and motor oil, propane tanks, clothing and textiles, tires, and paper for shredding.

For more information, go to boston.gov/zero-waste-day.

09/22/2026

To honor National Hispanic Heritage Month, the BPL has released the Vida Latina Booklist!📚

This is a booklist of recently published titles focusing on the cultures, histories, experiences, and diversity of the Hispanic community. The 129 titles highlight selections for adults, teenagers, and children. We'll be sharing titles from this booklist all month!

See the full booklist: https://tinyurl.com/VidaLatina

To honor National Hispanic Heritage Month, the BPL has released the Vida Latina Booklist!📚

This is a booklist of recently published titles focusing on the cultures, histories, experiences, and diversity of the Hispanic community. The 129 titles highlight selections for adults, teenagers, and children. We'll be sharing titles from this booklist all month!

See the full booklist: https://tinyurl.com/VidaLatina

09/22/2026

09/21/2026

Does this stroller belong to you? Left at the library last week.

09/11/2026

***Update: No registration is required. Enjoy the show!***

Join us for a one-act play, Elizabeth and Mary, Dressmaker and First Lady directed by Jacqueline Parker and written by Thelma Pierce on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 2pm - 3:30pm.

The year is 1865. Elizabeth and Mary, Dressmaker and First Lady details action involving Elizabeth Keckley, dressmaker and confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady and wife of Abraham Lincoln, and Flora Freeman, Elizabeth's assistant before the inauguration and after the death of President Lincoln.

This program is generously presented by the Friends of the Roslindale Library.

09/08/2026

Join the Art Committee of the Friends of the Roslindale Branch Library for a Gallery Opening Reception for "Spirit of our Elders" on Thursday, September 10, 5pm-7pm. The Roslindale Branch Library is located on 4246 Washington Street. Parking is located on Taft Hill Terrance (free) or on the street. There is no library parking lot.

The Gallery display will be up from September 5 - October 25, 2026. Please note that the gallery is also used for programming so check in advance to make sure you will be able to enter the room to see the Gallery display at the day and time you plan to visit. Thank you!

09/05/2026

Every month staff from across the Boston Public Library system recommend their favorite books for all ages across a variety of genres. We hope this list inspires you to keep reading!

This month's list features titles like cozy horror PLANT LADY by Min-yŏng Kang, picture book DEWEY: THERE'S A CAT IN THE LIBRARY by Vicki Myron, and graphic novel CHARITY & SYLVIA by Tillie Walden.

Check the link tree in our bio for the full BPL Staff Picks list!

Every month staff from across the Boston Public Library system recommend their favorite books for all ages across a variety of genres. We hope this list inspires you to keep reading!

This month's list features titles like cozy horror PLANT LADY by Min-yŏng Kang, picture book DEWEY: THERE'S A CAT IN THE LIBRARY by Vicki Myron, and graphic novel CHARITY & SYLVIA by Tillie Walden.

Check the link tree in our bio for the full BPL Staff Picks list!

09/05/2026

Book It Around Boston is BACK!

🗺️ Join us and Heartbreak Hill Running Company on Saturday, October 3 for guided routes kicking off and concluding at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch. Participants can walk, run or bike one of five routes to other BPL branches along the way.

🏃🏼‍➡️ The event encourages participants to take part in the program, open to everyone year-round.

🚲Visit a local BPL branch to pick up a Passport, a booklet outlining routes to walk, run, or bike between each of the BPL's 26 locations.

Learn more at bpl.org/book-it-around-boston

Book It Around Boston is BACK!

🗺️ Join us and Heartbreak Hill Running Company on Saturday, October 3 for guided routes kicking off and concluding at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch. Participants can walk, run or bike one of five routes to other BPL branches along the way.

🏃🏼‍➡️ The event encourages participants to take part in the program, open to everyone year-round.

🚲Visit a local BPL branch to pick up a Passport, a booklet outlining routes to walk, run, or bike between each of the BPL's 26 locations.

Learn more at bpl.org/book-it-around-boston

09/04/2026

Our next 1st Line Friday is the opening line to SHUT UP, THIS IS SERIOUS by Carolina Ixta.