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Hundreds of residents turned out Saturday to celebrate the reopening of the JP Branch Library. Here are photos from the festivities.
More Jamaica Plain News coverage of the renovations:
Call to Artists for Public Art Project at Renovated JP Branch Library
Photo: Books on Shelves at Renovated JP Branch Library! Shovels Up! JP Branch Library Breaks Ground
This past Sunday, Sept. 25, marked the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking for the renovation of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library at the corner of South and Sedgwick streets, and the refurbished, expanded building is still on track to open in the spring, according to library officials. Externally, the most noticeable difference from the old building is the tall, angular and beautiful modern glass entryway facing South Street. The glass edifice, adorned in monogrammed BPL lettering, will create a more visible main entry for the community. Additionally, a reading lounge with views of the lawn and a new terrace under the eaves of the historic part of the building along Sedgwick Street will offer visitors a place to read, mingle and play games, said Melina Schuler, director of communications for the BPL.
Jamaica Plain resident Lisa Rosinsky has been selected as the newest recipient of the Associates of the Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence fellowship. Rosinsky was selected as the 2016-2017 winner by a panel of judges, including authors, young-adult book editors and librarians. The judges read materials in a blind judging process, and selected Rosinsky based on the strength of her proposed young-adult novel. "My next book (the one I'm writing during my residency) is tentatively titled 'Robin & Mariana,' and it's a queer, modern-day Robin Hood retelling that is also a road trip novel," said Rosinsky to Jamaica Plain News. "Robin is a slam poet and she lives in Baltimore; Mariana is a high-school dropout in Berkeley.
Work continues on the long-sought renovation of the JP Branch of the Boston Public Library. Neighbors met with the city on Thursday to hear about the progress and discuss the hassles attendant to a big project being undertaken near the center of the neighborhood. We stopped by on Friday for a few photos of the construction. The Friends of the Library are also documenting the project. Its Facebook page is a good place to start to connect with the group.
If you live or operate a business near the heavy construction zone that is the JP Branch Library, mark your calendar. The Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library is holding a community meeting Thursday, March 10, at 6 p.m. at Curtis Hall, 20 South St., which adjoins the library site. City officials plan to deliver updates on construction progress and also on the attendant traffic and parking hassles. The library, long one of the busiest in the city's library system, is finally getting a massive makeover after many years of delays.
For our Photo of the Day on Thursdays, we highlight an image of old JP. This nearly unrecognizable view of Jackson Square in about 1960 is from the photo collection of the Boston Public Library. Each weekday we post an image from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are three ways to nominate it as our "Photo of the Day":
Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews
Tag a picture on Twitter with @02130News
Put your photo in the Jamaica Plain News photo pool on Flickr
For our Photo of the Day on Thursdays, we highlight an image of old JP. Yep, open mics were a thing in 1976 too. This shot is from the Boston Public Library's extensive photo collection. Spencer Grant captured this at Kilgarriff's Café, which used to be at 131 Green St., next to the T.
In addition to the BPL's colleciton, the JP Historical Society's photo archive is a neighborhood treasure. Please visit it!
For our Photo of the Day on Thursdays, we highlight an image of old JP. This week it's a glorious slice of life on Centre Street, circa 1971, by Spencer Grant, from the Boston Public Library's Flickr collection. The firehouse in the background, as most residents know, is now JP Licks. In addition to the BPL's collection, The JP Historical Society's photo archive is a neighborhood treasure. Please visit it!
For our Photo of the Day on Thursdays, we highlight an image of old JP. This week's image is from the Boston Public Library's collection of famed photographer Leslie Jones. This 1929 photo had the caption, "Auto accident at Egleston Sq. and many hurt," according to the BPL's Flickr account. Tip of the scally cap to Old School Boston Facebook page for featuring this photo, which first drew my attention to it.
Cuba is an endlessly fascinating place with its revolutionary history, breathtaking beauty, classic cars, and colonial architecture. Art galleries are filled with exciting contemporary art that rivals those found in London and New York. Art festivals host internationally renowned ballerinas, musicians and actors. Come view a slide show of photographs by Jamaica Plain photographer, Charlie Rosenberg, who recently returned from his fourth trip to the island nation of Cuba. Free and open to the public
Saturday, June 7
Noon to 2 p.m.
Boston Public Library, Connelly Branch
433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.