Summer Pop-Up Event

The South End Branch staff is excited to announce there will be a summer pop-up event in the South End Library Park on Tuesday, June 17 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm! Stop by and grab free books (for all ages), enjoy a children's concert with Matt Heaton starting at 2:00 pm, meet and great our special guests, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Community Music Center of Boston, and participate in a craft with the Librarian Margaret.

If you're looking for a way to kick-off BPL's annual Summer Reading challenge, make sure to stop by the table and pick up your bingo card. We'll see you there!

This program was supported through the generosity of donors to the BPL Fund and its Branching-Out Creative Catalyst Mini-Grant Program. For more information, visit bplfund.org

Summer Solstice

Little Groove will be performing in the South End Library Park to celebrate the Summer Solstice! Friday, June 20th at 10:30am,

 Let’s party together with lots of singing and dancing as we commemorate the abundance of summer and the warmth of the sun in the South End Library Park! Preschoolers, caretakers, and classes are all welcome!

Little Groove is the top voted music class for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Boston. The classes are tailor-made to help your little ones learn and interact through sound, sight, and touch in an immersive and engaging live music setting. Children use real instruments such as drums, shakers, and tambourines, giving them a hands-on experience and fostering a love for music.

Address:
South End Library Park

685 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02118

Scoop: Book Club

Christina has started a book club called The Scoop.  It meets monthly on Tuesdays at FOMU Ice Cream at 655 Tremont St. from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. 

FoMu Ice Cream | 6/13/2025 | 2:00pm

Happy Pride Month! This month, we will read and discuss Mrs. S by K. Patrick

Mrs. S -In an elite English boarding school where the girls kiss the marble statue of the famous dead author who used to walk the halls, a butch antipodean outsider arrives to take up the antiquated role of “matron.” Within this landscape of immense privilege, where difference is met with hostility, the matron finds herself unsure of her role, her accent and her body.

That is until she meets Mrs. S, the headmaster’s wife, a woman who is her polar opposite—an assured, authoritative paragon of femininity. Over the course of a long, restless summer, their unspoken yearning blooms into an illicit affair of electric intensity. But, as the summer fades, a choice must be made.

Seductive, stylish, and disarmingly wry, K Patrick’s bold and revelatory debut smolders with the heat of summer as it explores the queer experience and the force of forbidden love.

Physical copies can be requested for pickup. If you have any questions, please email southend@bpl.org

We will meet in-person at FoMu Ice Cream at 2:00 pm for an hour-long book discussion. Purchases are encouraged but not required. 

To register, please email southend@bpl.org

Address:

FoMu Ice Cream

655 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02118

South End Story Time

Thursday story time in the South End Library Park is back and starts at 10:30am! Story time Librarian Margaret welcomes babies to preschoolers and their caregivers to join us for stories, songs, dance, and play time. This is designed to draw children to love books and to encourage interactive play with each other. 

Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 12th. Laura Macias will give a special bilingual story time in the South End Library Park for ages 0-5 years old! We are excited to have her back with us.

Before heading out for story time, remember to check bpl.org/events for weather-related cancellation announcements.

Address:

South End Library Park 

685 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02118