Welcome to our newest LMEC staff!

It’s been a busy summer here, as we’ve had five high school and college interns working with us this summer on creating new layers for Atlascope and as we’ve brought on our new Northeastern co-op student, Micaela Kahn, serving as our Visitor Services and Exhibition Assistant. If you stop by our gallery at the Central Library in the next few months, it’s likely Mica who will greet you at the front desk.

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Virtual: Meghan Cope on Geographies of Childhood · July 25, 12:00 pm ET

What do maps designed for or by children reveal about the conditions, spaces, and places of childhood? What insights can be gained about the historical geographies of childhood from primary source material? Join us on Tuesday, July 25 at 12:00 pm ET with Dr. Meghan Cope for a virtual talk on the conditions and experiences of childhood in early twentieth-century New England. This talk is free and open to the public. It will broadcast live to our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

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Virtual: Kelly Erby on Restaurant Republic · August 14, 12:00 pm ET

How did the rise of commercial dining deepen social fragmentation in nineteenth-century Boston? Join us on Monday, August 14 at 12:00 pm ET with Dr. Kelly Erby for a virtual talk on her book, Restaurant Republic: The Rise of Public Dining in Boston. Restaurant Republic sheds light on how commercial dining both reflected and helped shape growing fragmentation along lines of race, class, and gender—from the elite Tremont House, which served fashionable French cuisine, to such plebeian and ethnic venues as oyster saloons and Chinese chop suey houses

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In case you missed it: West End by Map

Two weeks ago, we had Sebastian Belfanti from the West End Museum join us to talk about this history of the West End and what we can learn from looking at historic maps that show the evolution of one of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods.

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Summer-themed Map Reproductions

We’ve added some new summer-themed map reproductions to our online gift store, including beautiful images of Cape Cod and the islands, New England’s summer resorts, Boston parks, and Long Island. Use code SUMMER-FUN at checkout to get 30% off your purchase of any map reproduction now through Labor Day.

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Job Search: Curator of Prints in BPL Special Collections

This is a unique opportunity to join the newly reconstituted Special Collections team, working closely with many of the BPL’s signature collections in a highly visible public institution. The incoming Curator will have the opportunity to make significant contributions both to public accessibility of rare materials at the BPL and to the many fields of learning and scholarship that rely on these collections.

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