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Fields Corner Branch of the BPL to Reopen November 2
10/26/2009
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Mary Bender
BOSTON — October 26, 2009 – The Fields Corner branch of the Boston Public Library will reopen on Monday, November 2 at 10:00 a.m. following the completion of a building improvement project there. The building improvements include roof restoration, select insulated window installation, and the replacement of the storefront and doors. The project at the Fields Corner branch is part of a City of Boston three-branch building improvement plan. The other two branches that underwent building improvements in conjunction with this initiative are the West Roxbury branch and the South End branch. A complete list of Boston Public Library branches is available online at http://www.bpl.org/branches/. “Part of what makes the Boston Public Library so special is its neighborhood branches. We are pleased to bring the Fields Corner branch back online and into the community so early in November,” said Christine Schonhart, Neighborhood Services Manager. The Fields Corner Branch is notable for its large collection of Vietnamese and Spanish books as well as its regular series of preschool films every Wednesday. Over the summer, the Fields Corner Branch was selected as one of the pilot sites for the Boston Public Library’s Guys Read program, inspired by author Jon Scieszka. The Fields Corner branch is located at located at 1520 Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester. The phone number is 617.436.2155. # # # About the BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: For more than 160 years, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library was the first publicly supported municipal library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children’s room. Today, the Boston Public Library boasts a Central Library, 26 neighborhood branches, free Internet access, two unique restaurants, and a robust web site, www.bpl.org. Each year, the Boston Public Library hosts 12,000 programs, answers more than one million reference questions, and serves millions of people. All of its programs and exhibits are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning.
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