The Boston Book Festival is no stranger to trying new things. When we launched in 2009, we launched big. 12,000 attendees, 90 authors and presenters, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations scattered throughout Copley Square, The Boston Public Library, Old South Church, and Trinity Church that day. And that was only the beginning—in […]
A grant from the Boston Book Festival aims to expand this elementary school’s library collection. Books can be bought and donated by accessing Josiah Quincy’s wish list here, or you can also visit the BBF’s donate page to donate directly! Chinatown’s Josiah Quincy Elementary School community was hit hard by the pandemic, but school librarian […]
A grant from the Boston Book Festival aims to expand the school’s book collection. And you can help. Books can be bought and donated directly from the Chelsea’s High School’s wish list here or by visiting BBF’s donate page. When Trenton Bordok, who is starting his third year as a librarian at Chelsea High School, […]
Lucky 13: The Boston Book Festival’s Plans for 2021
The Boston Book Festival is no stranger to trying new things. When we launched in 2009, we launched big. 12,000 attendees, 90 authors and presenters, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations scattered throughout Copley Square, The Boston Public Library, Old South Church, and Trinity Church that day. And that was only the beginning—in […]
“Our Community Needs to Heal”: A Chinatown elementary school librarian’s quest to rebuild through books
A grant from the Boston Book Festival aims to expand this elementary school’s library collection. Books can be bought and donated by accessing Josiah Quincy’s wish list here, or you can also visit the BBF’s donate page to donate directly! Chinatown’s Josiah Quincy Elementary School community was hit hard by the pandemic, but school librarian […]
Chelsea High’s librarian hopes to build a “culture of reading” with BBF Shelf Help Grant
A grant from the Boston Book Festival aims to expand the school’s book collection. And you can help. Books can be bought and donated directly from the Chelsea’s High School’s wish list here or by visiting BBF’s donate page. When Trenton Bordok, who is starting his third year as a librarian at Chelsea High School, […]