Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library: 30 South Street

In July 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell, Massachusetts, set off for Great Brewster Island in Boston Harbor for an adventure they would remember all their lives. Calling themselves “the Merrie Trippers,” the women created a journal of their 17-day sojourn with entries, illustrations and photographs – like a 19th Century Facebook page. But they […]

The Boston Public Library holds a remarkable collection of approximately 500 bird’s-eye view maps from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. How were these maps produced? How accurate are they? What sorts of historical information can we learn from them? Join the Leventhal Map & Education Center for a deep dive on bird’s-eye view maps of […]

Jamaica Plain resident Christopher Amenta will talk about his new book The Cold Hard Light on Thursday, October 13, 2022,  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Jamaica Plain Branch Library (30 South St.) Set in present-day Boston, The Cold Hard Light tells the story of a young father, named H, who becomes obsessed with the man who assaulted […]

The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Library Spring Book Sale is May 5 - May 7. $2 hardbacks, $1 paperbacks. No scanners and no saving books. May 6: 9:30 am - 5 pm May 7: 9:30 am - noon The library is located at 30 South Street.

Amy Cheney Beach was born September 5, 1867 in Henniker, NH and became one of the most respected and accomplished American composers of her time. She debuted as a pianist at 17 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At age 25 she was commissioned to write a choral piece for the opening of the Women’s Pavilion […]

Garrow Throop exhibit Imagination: The Beauty of Light is on view at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library from January 7 through March 2, 2022 on the lower level of the library during regular hours. There will be an artist meet-and-greet with Throop in person from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

In this presentation, artist Matthew Hinçman will discuss his latest commission for the City of Boston, Wythe & Web. The presentation will also highlight Matthew's other public art works installed in Jamaica Plain, and how creating works specific to his neighborhood is an integral component of his artistic practice. This will be a hybrid event. […]